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10 best extensions for Firefox 2 To use the potential features of the next version of Firefox today, install the Firefox 2 extensions that won the hearts of Download.com editors Seth Rosenblatt and Peter Butler. From digg on November 17, 2006 at 10:32 p.m..


UCLA Chancellor Norman Abrams? "Anti-Terrorism" expert. (re UCLA incident) Expect officers involved in the UCLA library incident to be brought to justice? UCLA's Chancellor Norman Abrams wrote the book "Anti-terrorism and criminal enforcement". One of the subjects included is "Bases for Extended Detention".Book Details & TOC: http://west.thomson.com/store/summaryofcontents.aspx?product_id=40194086 From digg on November 17, 2006 at 10:32 p.m..


Sony NOT Responsible if your System Breaks from a Sony Download "Also, something I forgot to mention in my initial impressions was that in the main legal agreement (which takes about a minute to scroll through) it states that if your system breaks from a Sony-created download or update that they are NOT responsible.That scares me. " From digg on November 17, 2006 at 10:32 p.m..


Photoshop Tutorial- Perfect Pixel Patterns Create perfect pixel patterns in Adobe® Photoshop® every time!(This tutorial was made in Adobe® Photoshop® CS2. It can be done in most earlier versions as well) From digg on November 17, 2006 at 10:32 p.m..


MSN Still Going Nowhere Fast It is worth noting that Microsoft still hasn't made any headway in the search-and-portal game and, in fact, is falling farther and farther behind. As a result, it is not surprising that Steve Ballmer is now warning media companies that Google is the Evil Empire -- because no other competitive tactic has worked. From digg on November 17, 2006 at 10:32 p.m..


The United States could discredit al Qaeda in the Muslim World "Preventing al Qaeda's ideological mentors from continuing to provide theological justification for terrorism could expedite the movement's ideological deterioration,". From digg on November 17, 2006 at 9:31 p.m..


PS3 Disc Loaders Defective - Spitting Out Blu-Ray RING! RING! – My friend called me back to let me know that his disc loader on his PS3 was broken. I told him to make sure there were no stickers blocking the hole or something like that but he said there was nothing blocking it and that every time he would feed a disc in it would spit it right back out. From digg on November 17, 2006 at 9:31 p.m..


(Video) Home-Built Robotic Sentry Gun Similar to Samsung’s $200,000 contraption, this home-built robotic sentry gun is “capable of picking out a human target and can accurately track/shoot him or her in the heart.” Videos after the jump. From digg on November 17, 2006 at 9:31 p.m..


MyBlogLog to be Acquired by Yahoo! In the second social media acquisition by Yahoo! story in the last 12 hours, news has emerged that Yahoo! has agreed to acquire MyBlogLog. MyBlogLog is a blog community and analytics tool used here on TechCrunch (see sidebar) and many other blogs around the web. Just recently out of beta, the site gained traction in a hurry. From digg on November 17, 2006 at 9:31 p.m..


More Bloggers Going Pro More people are quitting their day jobs to blog for a living. From digg on November 17, 2006 at 9:31 p.m..


REPORT: Karl Rove May Be Leaving The White House In ‘Weeks, Not Months’ "The rumors that chief White House political architect Karl Rove will leave sometime next year are being bolstered with new insider reports that his partisan style is a hurdle to President Bush’s new push for bipartisanship. 'Karl represents the old style and he’s got to go if the Democrats are going to believe Bush’s talk of getting along.'" From digg on November 17, 2006 at 9:31 p.m..


Santana wins his second Cy Young Award Minnesota Twins left-hander Johan Santana won his second Cy Young Award as top pitcher in the American League (AL) on Thursday by a unanimous vote of the Baseball Writers' Association of America. From digg on November 17, 2006 at 9:31 p.m..


Clear Evidence 2006 Congressional Elections Hacked Results Skewed, Nationwide, In Favor of Republicans by 4 percent, 3 million votes From digg on November 17, 2006 at 9:31 p.m..


After Tasering a student at UCLA, Campus Cops lie to cover themselves Did we really expect honesty from them? Did we really expect them to admit that they over-reacted. There are definitely two distinct sides to this story, but I'd be more inclined to believe the version of the 50 or 60 witnesses who have nothing to gain by their accounts. Read the campus police report From digg on November 17, 2006 at 9:30 p.m..


Inhofe: Don’t Worry About Global Warming Because 'God’s Still Up There' In an interview with Fox and Friends this morning, outgoing Chairman of the Senate Committee on Environment and Public Works James Inhofe (R-OK) argued that the current wave of unprecedented warming is due to “natural changes." "God’s still up there," Inhofe said, and to the extent there is warming going on, it is "due to the sun." From digg on November 17, 2006 at 9:30 p.m..


Microsoft Pushing Municipal Wi-Fi Microsoft is moving to be the latest player to bring its formidable weight to bear in the growing Wi-Fi market. Why the focus? Content providers who capture the market will be in a better position to enjoy higher traffic and customer loyalty — and grab a greater share of the $16 billion of expected online advertising dollars this year. From digg on November 17, 2006 at 9:30 p.m..


BMW's Hydrogen 7: Not as Green as it Seems BMW is manufacturing the first series of hydrogen fueled cars. They're not as green as they seem. For a start, they're incredibly thirsty -- and they will put more strain on the environment than a heavy diesel truck. From digg on November 17, 2006 at 9:30 p.m..


MySpace sued by Universal Music Universal Music Group is suing MySpace, accusing it of copyright infringement due to all the music videos on the site. From digg on November 17, 2006 at 9:30 p.m..


Cool sound resonance experiment This is a cool video of a sound resonance experiment. From digg on November 17, 2006 at 9:30 p.m..


The MAKE Open Source MP3 Player MAKE is contributing a few posts to the Holiday Gadget Guide for FM, we thought we'd be different and show kits and things you can build yourself... The first, is our MP3 player - Wouldn't it be great to actually own your music player? Like really own it? Building it from the ground up and being able to always improve it? From digg on November 17, 2006 at 7:32 p.m..


3 Million Secure Passports Cracked Three million Britons have been issued with the new hi-tech passport, designed to frustrate terrorists and fraudsters. So why did Steve Boggan and a friendly computer expert find it so easy to break the security codes? From digg on November 17, 2006 at 7:32 p.m..


PS3 Downfall #62 = No Background Downloading Want to download a demo on Xbox Li--- Er I mean PS3 Online? Better be prepared to wait. Can't do anything while downloading. From digg on November 17, 2006 at 7:32 p.m..


Awesome accessories coming for Wii this winter ! Tennis, driving, golf etc accessories coming for Wii by Joytech! From digg on November 17, 2006 at 7:32 p.m..


Brand new PS3 Smashed - VIDEO A brand new Playstation 3 is purchased, and smashed in front of dozens of fanboys with a sledgehammer on a busy downtown street. From digg on November 17, 2006 at 7:32 p.m..


When Cloning Goes Wrong Amazing photoshopped images merging two different animals in many pictures. From digg on November 17, 2006 at 7:32 p.m..


Guy Dressed As Wiimote Flipping Off Playstation 3 Campers This guy takes Nintendo love to a whole new level. From digg on November 17, 2006 at 7:32 p.m..


REALLY want to know what's happening in your system? Sysinternals has made available a great new tool called Procmon that combines the features of two older Sysinternals utilities: Filemon and Regmon, and adds much more. You can use this tool to monitor very closely what's happening on a system, as it happens. From digg on November 17, 2006 at 7:32 p.m..


A Brand New EXTENDED Wii Commercial (2:00) - "Wii for All" No this isn't the same one posted a couple of days ago, but the extended two-minute version!! The enigmatic Japanese duo Wii all over the place! From digg on November 17, 2006 at 7:32 p.m..


Jet-powered Fire Extinguisher Douses Fires in Seconds A team of Hungarian engineers have created the ultimate fire extinguisher. They've removed the gun turrets from an old Russian tank, replaced them with 2 turbines from a MiG-21 fighter jet, and injected the whole thing with gallons of water. The result is the first ever jet-powered fire extinguisher. From digg on November 17, 2006 at 6:32 p.m..


No PS3s in Walmart's Kiosks?!! Via GamerAndy comes this unconfirmed report that the display PLAYSTATION 3s in demo kiosks at Wal-Mart are mock-ups, and the footage running in the store is off an a third party disc player. From digg on November 17, 2006 at 6:32 p.m..


Best 25 Gaming tattoos EVER! There's a few you've seen before, but most are new unknown ones that are even better. From Mario to Halo to Zelda to Final Fantasy to Bubble Bobble to the infamous Pac Man butt crack tattoo, there's enough body ink in this gallery to make even Michael Jackson look pretty. The winner of them all had to hurt like a Chain Chomp, but it was worth it!! From digg on November 17, 2006 at 6:32 p.m..


Senator Dodd introduces legislation restoring Habeas Corpus! Senator Dodd, a true patriot, has introduced legislation that would effectively repeal the Military Commissions Act. Please call your Senator to support this. With the cooperation of a few sane Republicans, perhaps we can even build a veto-proof majority! I know, but still, it's worth trying. From digg on November 17, 2006 at 6:32 p.m..


Woman in 'Borat' Seeks an Investigation The owner of an etiquette business who was handed a plastic bag supposedly containing feces in the hit movie "Borat" says she was told the filming would be used for a documentary in Belarus. Cindy Streit said she filed a complaint Thursday with California Attorney General Bill Lockyer, requesting an investigation into possible violations of... From digg on November 17, 2006 at 6:32 p.m..


MPAA sues company for selling pre-loaded iPods The MPAA has launched yet another "defensive attack", this time on a small business that is pre-loading movie DVDs onto iPods and reselling them. The original DVDs of the movies that are loaded are also given to the customer. From digg on November 17, 2006 at 6:32 p.m..


PS3 Sells Out at costco.com in SECONDS, Before 8AM PST! Costco listed their own PS3 bundle that included the 60GB model, an extra controller, and Genji game on 11/17. It was supposed to be listed at 8:00 AM PST, but it was listed and sold out by 7:45AM PST. From digg on November 17, 2006 at 6:32 p.m..


PS3 Linux OtherOS installer out! Full Fedora Core 5 install instructions! Yes, the void has been filled! You will be able to install Fedora Core 5 on your PS3s right now if you have all the components ready! The void we're talking about here is the OtherOS Installer which has just been released by Sony on their Open Platform for PLAYSTATION site. So let us be the first ones to tell you how it's done. Pictures coming soon From digg on November 17, 2006 at 6:32 p.m..


Wikipedia Blocked Again in China! Barely a week after Wikipedia viewers were able to access the Web site -- after a year-long ban -- they reported Friday that it was blocked again in several parts of China. From digg on November 17, 2006 at 6:32 p.m..


VIDEO: 60 People, 10 Chairs, GO! Man breaks jaw while scrambling for PS3 A Wisconsin Walmart had 60 people lined up for the PS3 launch, but they only had 10 units available. What's the easiest way to narrow down the field? By lining up 10 chairs and having everyone sprint for a seat, of course! I guess they didn't think having a flagpole between the crowd and the chairs was a big deal.... From digg on November 17, 2006 at 6:32 p.m..


The $99,999,999.00 PS3 Last night's eBay auctions were filled with arrogant twerps like this trying to sell their PS3's for Dr. Evil-like sums. From digg on November 17, 2006 at 5:32 p.m..


PS3 Gets Smashed! True to their word SmashMyPs3.com has smashed a brand spanking new PS3 on the launch of the new console. I call it art, others may call it blasphemous. From digg on November 17, 2006 at 5:32 p.m..


PS3 Line Insanity; Pregnant Woman Tries Not To Give Birth While Waiting Stories from the dark side of console gaming! From digg on November 17, 2006 at 5:32 p.m..


What Happens when you cross a NES console with a Guitar? Its really something that you have to see to believe. One of the coolest and inventive mods I have seen in a long time. I can't wait until he makes one of these bad boys for Guitar Hero 2. From digg on November 17, 2006 at 5:32 p.m..


Nintendo to release MP3 player for your DS and Game Boy Looks like Nintendo is going to be releasing an add-on for the Nintendo DS and Game Boy that will turn the device in to an MP3 player. For now, it looks like this is for Europeans only thought, and that's fine. They'll need something to do since they won't be getting PS3s. From digg on November 17, 2006 at 5:32 p.m..


Motion clock with hidden digital video camera inside A spy gadget for Bond, James Bond. From digg on November 17, 2006 at 5:32 p.m..


Escaped Rapist Found in Best Buy PS3 Camp Out Line The PS3 stories get crazier and crazier. Now it seems that a suspected rapist apparently escaped just to go get in line and wait for the PS3. No joke. From digg on November 17, 2006 at 5:32 p.m..


How to sell vaporware (true story) After accepting his company's request to demo the their new software system to a large overseas corporation, employee Dave soon discovers marketing had sold to the overseas client a software package that didn't exactly, ahem, exist. From digg on November 17, 2006 at 5:32 p.m..


Finally! PS3 riot Around fifty people were waiting outside BB when the store manager announced that only 35 PS3 units were available. At that point, the crowd made a rush for the door and the manager pulled down the shutters. Officers on scene labeled the crowd an "unlawful gathering," and, according to witnesses, they used batons on those who were being uncooperati From digg on November 17, 2006 at 4:30 p.m..


PS3 Midnight launch attenders get stalked, and cars broken into "Then, with a chill, it dawned on me. Dave had come from the midnight launch. These guys followed him across town." The guy breaking into the car acted as if it were his own, patting his pockets as if checking for keys, then with a sigh retrieved a smallish sledgehammer and proceeded to smash the window open and then checked the trunk. Wow... From digg on November 17, 2006 at 4:30 p.m..


Worst next gen launch title found? PS3's Gundam gets 2/10 on 1UP Goes to show that HD graphics only go so far. Is Resistance the only solid launch title for the PS3 or what? From digg on November 17, 2006 at 4:30 p.m..


Sen. John Edwards asks WalMart for a PS3 Edwards took part in a Wednesday conference call with union-led activists and criticized the world's largest retailer. The same day, Wal-Mart said, an Edwards staff member asked a Raleigh, N.C., electronics department manager to obtain a PS3 for the ex-senator's family. From digg on November 17, 2006 at 4:30 p.m..


Rings - Original, New and Highly Addictive Shift around the rings to survive. Tetris-ey. You vs evil little clock. Clock wins. When it wins decides whether or not you rule, or suck. From digg on November 17, 2006 at 4:30 p.m..


Playstations 3 stolen from GameStop by armed men. Two armed men robbed a GameStop, taking at least four Sony PlayStation 3 gaming systems. From digg on November 17, 2006 at 4:30 p.m..


New Drug Can Make You a SuperHuman Resveratrol has been shown, in mice, to double their enduranceThey also have a reduced heart rate and energy-charged muscles, just as trained athletes do, according to an article published online in Cell.“Resveratrol makes you look like a trained athlete without the training,” author Dr. Auwerx said in an interview. From digg on November 17, 2006 at 4:30 p.m..


The myth of maximum megapixels Megapixels matter less than you'd think From digg on November 17, 2006 at 4:30 p.m..


Jay-Z Versus the Sample Troll Bridgeport is an unwelcome addition to the music world: the "sample troll." Similar to its cousins the patent trolls, Bridgeport and companies like it hold portfolios of old rights (sometimes accumulated in dubious fashion) and use lawsuits to extort money from successful music artists for routine sampling, no matter how minimal or unnoticeable. From digg on November 17, 2006 at 4:30 p.m..


IHLFS: Full Control Over What You're Installing Here I describe the tool IHLFS which enables you to have full control over the install process. It works with installation from source, but also with a installation command like RPM. The user can view all the changes before a final install is performed. The user has the choice anytime to move the changes to the real system or not. From digg on November 17, 2006 at 4:30 p.m..


Cool beryl notification effect for Linux Cool water ripple effect when a new message is received on IM. Script source found under the youtube videos description. From digg on November 17, 2006 at 4:30 p.m..


What PS3 / Wii Video Cable should you use? Rollover comparisons! This is an Xbox 360 video comparrison of the visual quality and changes between Component, SVideo and Composite, with rollover changes. While there are factors with each console to effect the differences since there itn't a good full screen comparrison this is a great way to get a feel for just how much that expensive cable is worth it to you. From digg on November 17, 2006 at 4:30 p.m..


Apple and AMD teaming up for new notebook? As if Apple and Intel didn't sound crazy enough, now that Apple has finally almost completed the Intel transition, rumors of Apple partnering up with AMD sound even crazier. Right? Suddenly, there are claims that Taiwanese component makers are seeing a huge increase in orders of ceramic capacitors most of which are going to be used for... From digg on November 17, 2006 at 4:30 p.m..


PCWorld: The 13 Most Embarrassing Web Moments The Internet is the most efficient information distribution system ever known. But if you're not careful, it's also the perfect way to embarrass yourself in front of the entire world. From digg on November 17, 2006 at 2:32 p.m..


First hand account on the UCLA Taser use Apparently this guy was asking for it. This thread has some posts from a first hand witness. From digg on November 17, 2006 at 2:32 p.m..


PS3 Dead On Arrival! From 1,000,000 units on day one to 400,000, to 200,000 it's been getting harder and harder for a gamer to get their hands on a Playstation 3... Now just imagine you go through all that, and get it home to find it's unplayable. This is one mans story From digg on November 17, 2006 at 2:32 p.m..


Sony taking big hit on each PS3 sold; Xbox 360 in the black Part gaming console, part entertainment device, new estimates put the PS3 at more than $850 to build. Meanwhile, analysts say that the Xbox 360 now turns a profit. From digg on November 17, 2006 at 2:32 p.m..


Sony's PlayStation 3 is Not Worth the Hype People who have been camping out for days finally get their PS3s today. Sadly, both their time and money has been wasted.An interesting take on the aftermath of the PS3 hype. From digg on November 17, 2006 at 2:32 p.m..


Buttonless elevators have their ups and downs Whenever Richy Glassberg gets into an elevator to go to his midtown Manhattan office, he reflexively reaches to press the button for his floor. But there are no buttons. The buttons are in the lobby, at the base of the elevator bank. Elevator riders enter their floor number on a keypad and are directed by the display which elevator to ride. From digg on November 17, 2006 at 2:32 p.m..


Polio "could be eradicated" by end of decade New vaccine strategies could wipe out lingering reservoirs of polio in northern India and lead to global eradication of the crippling disease by the end of the decade, scientists said on Thursday. From digg on November 17, 2006 at 2:32 p.m..


Can Microsoft shelling out for Linux be good? It should have been one of the biggest days ever for the Linux software movement: One of America's best-known technology companies makes a $250 million Linux purchase, perhaps the largest Linux deal. But because the company shelling out the money was Microsoft, the Linux camp was reaching for aspirin instead of champagne. Could it be good? From digg on November 17, 2006 at 2:32 p.m..


BREAKING: Michigan coaching legend Bo Schembechler dead? Former University of Michigan football coach Bo Schembechler was transported to Providence Hospital after a medical emergency Friday morning.(UPDATE: A friend of my family who is a nurse has called to say he passed away...I guess we should just check the link for updates to see whether that's true...I hope she's wrong!!!!) From digg on November 17, 2006 at 2:32 p.m..


Spreading the AJAX love You may have heard that the Google Web Toolkit (GWT) makes AJAX development easier, but now Google made it even easier to dive into AJAX. From digg on November 17, 2006 at 1:56 p.m..


Time Magazine gets caught lying Would a prominent media outlet believe the claims of a terrorist organization over that of it's own photographer? Sounds hard to believe, but according to recent revelations by a photojournalist, this is exactly what happened with a photograph that was featured in Time Magazine during Israel's conflict with Hizbollah. From digg on November 17, 2006 at 1:56 p.m..


Ballmer's Anti-Linux rants - a chilling collection Indeed, a chilling collection of Ballmer's anti-linux raves. He is a real open source basher. Now, someone wants to entrust this man with promotion of Linux. I wouldn't want to understate this by calling it naive or myopic - Oxford dictionary team still have a lot of work to do! From digg on November 17, 2006 at 1:32 p.m..


IGN Reviews Rayman Raving Rabbids for the Wii: 8.3 ...the experience is still engaging and addictive and the title's sense of humor is in a league of its own. From digg on November 17, 2006 at 1:32 p.m..


Camera phones focus on police use of force in L.A. One cell phone video shows Los Angeles police beating a man repeatedly in the face. Another shows a handcuffed, homeless man being blasted with pepper spray in the face.A third grainy video has campus police using a Taser stun gun on a student who refused to leave a Los Angeles university library. From digg on November 17, 2006 at 1:32 p.m..


Ross Levinsohn Leaves Fox Interactive Ross Levinsohn is planning to start a new kind of media operation and plans to raise money and buy-and-aggregate an online media property of high traffic sites. Sources say that there is considerable interest (and funding) for whatever his plans might be. From digg on November 17, 2006 at 1:32 p.m..


The Big Ideas Behind Nintendo's Wii Two members of the development team take us behind the scenes of the creation of the new console. Among the goals: spur innovation and please moms From digg on November 17, 2006 at 12:32 p.m..


Free long distance calls through Google? On Google's new click-to-call functionality: "I got thinking about how else the service could be abused. Although it's almost certainly against the terms and conditions, the new feature could theoretically allow users to make free long distance phone calls to any North American number." From digg on November 17, 2006 at 12:32 p.m..


Beck is 'surprised' that a Muslim Criticizes Al Qaeda in Letter On November 15, during his one-hour CNN Headline News special titled "Exposed: The Extremist Agenda," Glenn Beck described as "surprising" a letter by Islamic Society of Nevada director Aslam Abdullah criticizing Al Qaeda in Iraq. The reason it is surprising, according to Beck? Because "the man who wrote it is a Muslim." From digg on November 17, 2006 at 12:32 p.m..


Rumor: ATI to open specifications to X.org developers? (and KDE4 news also) I've read this rumor from 2 different places... The first was a article linked from Digg regarding the Ubuntu developer summit. I heard it again in a tllts.org (episode #167) interview with the Zack 'Graphics Ninja' Rusin. He basically heard that ATI is trying to release docs to X developers, but are stuck in red tape. Can Digg help convince ATI? From digg on November 17, 2006 at 12:32 p.m..


Guy Photoshops his Baby to Look Like Famous People. Here are some nice photos the baby will enjoy when he grows up. From digg on November 17, 2006 at 12:32 p.m..


Microsoft could save 45 mil. tons of CO2 emissions with a few lines of code Microsoft has already announced that they will build aggressive, energy-saving technology into Vista. But that’s not enough. Redmond should issue a software upgrade to every computer running Microsoft Windows worldwide to adjust each machine’s energy-saving settings for maximum efficiency. Energy savings would be worth $5 to $7 trillion dollars. From digg on November 17, 2006 at 12:32 p.m..


The New Media Establishment - 50 people shaping online journalism Who are the "new establishment" of online journalism? Who are the people shaping the latest developments in bringing journalism to new digital platforms? From digg on November 17, 2006 at 12:32 p.m..


Open letter to Steve Ballmer from a Linux user An article that sums up how most Linux users feel after the Novell saga. Funny and well worth a read! From digg on November 17, 2006 at 12:32 p.m..


What Does Free Software Really Cost? You've probably seen the many articles infesting computing publications that blather on about comparing TCO (Total Cost of Ownership) and ROI (Return on Investment) for Linux and Windows, and trying to figure out which one costs less to run... From digg on November 17, 2006 at 11:32 a.m..


Red Hat's Fedora Core 5 for the Sony PlayStation 3 released Two weeks before YellowDog Linux is scheduled to release, the creators of Fedora Core 5 have released an add-on disc to make their popular Linux Distro usable on the PlayStation 3. While neither form of Linux may be used until Sony releases their OtherOS installer, Sony is purported to be releasing it in the near future. From digg on November 17, 2006 at 11:32 a.m..


Pictures of the Nintendo Wii channels See what the forecast channel, mii channel, virtual shop, news channel and message board look like. The news / weather channel look sleek with the globe view. From digg on November 17, 2006 at 11:32 a.m..


The 10 Greatest Punches A collection of the greatest single punches in the history of film. Feel free to chime in with your favourites below. From digg on November 17, 2006 at 11:32 a.m..


Japanese Women 'Suffering' from Constant Orgasms FTA: "When I got on the train one day, I could feel blood gushing toward a certain part of my body and it felt so good I almost let out a moan. It was sheer murder when everybody got pushed into the carriage." From digg on November 17, 2006 at 11:32 a.m..


New Robot Adapts to Injuries A newly designed robot can sense and recover from unexpected damages, an ability that is sure to prove handy in dangerous terrain, researchers announced today. From digg on November 17, 2006 at 11:32 a.m..


Game makers say Wii a bargain In the unfolding video game war, underdog Nintendo has lined up powerful allies -- game makers, who like the new Wii's unconventional features and game development costs that run about half what's required for Microsoft and Sony's new consoles. From digg on November 17, 2006 at 10:32 a.m..


Photos: Crazy Japanese Gangster Car Mods I don't know what to say. Just check out the pics and make up your own mind, if they're cool or not From digg on November 17, 2006 at 10:32 a.m..


Olbermann Awards Beck "Worst Person" for His Comment to Muslim Congressman On the November 15 edition of MSNBC's Countdown, host Keith Olbermann named Glenn Beck winner of his nightly "Worst Person in the World" segment for, as Media Matters for America documented, declaring to Rep.-elect Keith Ellison (D-MN), the first Muslim elected to Congress: "[Y]ou are a Democrat. You are saying, 'Let's cut and run.' [VIDEO] From digg on November 17, 2006 at 10:32 a.m..


The "bush hid the facts" bug in Notepad explained Many people have encountered the "bush hid the facts" bug in Windows Notepad. Some view it as an easter-egg, some as a bug. Here's the explanation with examples. From digg on November 17, 2006 at 10:32 a.m..


Movie Review: New James Bond Proves Worthy of Double-0 Status Number 21 in the Bond film series, Casino Royale gets to the roots of the British Secret Service agent, before he's attained his double-0 status. He's still charming and he's still deadly, but this new James Bond played by Daniel Craig is also human. From digg on November 17, 2006 at 9:32 a.m..


Mere Thought of Money Makes People Selfish In a series of nine experiments, researchers found that money enhanced people's motivation to achieve their own goals and degraded their behavior toward others. The concept of money, they suggest, makes a person feel more self-sufficient and thus more apt to stand alone. From digg on November 17, 2006 at 9:32 a.m..


PS3 camper gives up right to ever own PS3 for free $7500 PC from PC Gamer The staff of PC Gamer magazine gave away a $7500 Falcon Northwest rig to one of the first people in line at the Sony Metreon camping for a PS3. The winner stepped out of line, cut his wristband, and signed a contract saying he could never buy or own a PS3. From digg on November 17, 2006 at 9:32 a.m..


A Gunfighter Sends Liquor Store Bandits Running With POINT BLANK Shot!! Wow, what awesome reflexes this guys has. From digg on November 17, 2006 at 9:32 a.m..


Wal-Mart Fabric Read: "100% Unknown" I saw this material at the fabric section at Wal-Mart in Newmarket, Ontario in Canada. The fabric label reads "100% unknown." It would be a good idea to figure out what the fabric is made of before they decide to sell it, let alone make a label for it. From digg on November 17, 2006 at 9:32 a.m..


FOX News Calls the Wii "One Giant Leap for Gaming" "When Nintendo's Wii home video-gaming console debuts in North America early Sunday morning, it will put to rest any fears that it won't be able to compete with Sony's super-powered PlayStation 3 and Microsoft's already established Xbox 360." From digg on November 17, 2006 at 9:32 a.m..


Zimbra chases Microsoft with low-cost email In late 2003, at a coffee shop in Palo Alto, Calif., three friends weary of work at big Silicon Valley companies decided to create an email program. In a weekend they cobbled together a simple prototype. They combed the Web for free software, and in a few months they had assembled more than 40 blocks of free programming into a basic system. From digg on November 17, 2006 at 8:32 a.m..


UCLA Releases Weak Statement About Library "Incident" Some of you might have already seen the YouTube video of a UCLA student getting tasered by campus police for not having his ID. This lame statement about the investigation has been released by Acting Chancellor Norman Abrams on the UCLA home page. It has all the buzzwords to tell us that this will get buried under a mountain of bureaucratic BS. From digg on November 17, 2006 at 8:32 a.m..


Easy & cheap steps to creating a great photo display wall Create your own photo display with some basic items found at the hardware store for a couple dollars. From digg on November 17, 2006 at 7:32 a.m..


Research: The impact in plane crashes is often survivable So here come the airbags. "Built into specially equipped seatbelts, these air bags explode outward in the event of a sudden impact, cushioning passengers from smacking their heads or torsos against seat dividers, bulkheads, galleys, lavatories and other potentially hazardous obstructions." From digg on November 17, 2006 at 7:32 a.m..


Windows Vista testers get free copy of RTM Those in the vista technical beta (and who have submitted one bug or more) will be elegiable to download either Windows Vista ultimate or business editions. You’ll get a free copy in form of a unique Connect invitation to a new sub-page with the build on. What a great thank-you present from MSFT! From digg on November 17, 2006 at 6:32 a.m..


Why Wal-Mart Matters The popular debate over Wal-Mart is an important part of a broader debate between freedom and interventionism, writes Art Carden. The company produces products people want to buy at low prices. It is better able to serve consumers. That is the source of its success. Those who vilify Wal-Mart do so not for Wal-Mart's political failings but for Wal-M From digg on November 17, 2006 at 6:32 a.m..


Musicovery - Music Genre Visualization Tool [MUST TRY] To start the radio (iPod alike), click somewhere in the matrix: clam/energetic and dark/positive. To get a radio for "Dance": the more on the right you click, the more the music is suitable for dancing. You can also choose which years you would like to hear the music from. From digg on November 17, 2006 at 6:32 a.m..


Spied: 4×4 Ferrari 612! No Kidding, Folks Ferrari is hard at work on their “Insertable 4×4″ system, which looks to debut in the facelifted 612 Scaglietti. Our spy shot photographer, Hans Lehmann, caught the 4×4 612 in testing in Maranello, showing a meaner air intake setup that takes some cues from the 599 GTB Fiorano. From digg on November 17, 2006 at 6:32 a.m..


The Legend of Zelda: Twilight Princess for the Wii scores 10/10 at 1UP 1UP praises The Legend of Zelda: Twilight Princess with a perfect score - better than any PS3 game reviewed by them. Is Twilight Princess even better than Ocarina of Time? It certainly seems so, as the game is maintaining an over 9.8 rating on Game Rankings as well. From digg on November 17, 2006 at 5:32 a.m..


New feature: Click to call in Google Maps "Last week, I was trying to buy blue lightbulbs for a party at my house, and I ended up calling ten different stores before I found one that carried them. Now with the new calling feature on Google Maps, I can do this quickly and easily, and never have to lift a finger to dial." From digg on November 17, 2006 at 5:32 a.m..


Stephen hawking's universe Refreshing use of historical material in stephen hawking view of universe. From digg on November 17, 2006 at 5:32 a.m..


Amazing Spray Painting This guy is highly talented. With a gun to my head I will never be able to do anything remotely close to this. From digg on November 17, 2006 at 5:32 a.m..


"Lost": Something to chew on during the hiatus... Suffering through ''Lost'' withdrawal? To get you through the hiatus, Jeff Jensen theorizes about Juliet's motives, Alvar Hanso, and what the heck happened to that Kelvin dude. From digg on November 17, 2006 at 4:32 a.m..


DVD support for the Wii WILL be coming to the US Gamespy got in touch with a Nintendo rep who cleared the matter up From digg on November 17, 2006 at 4:32 a.m..


Steve Ballmer says Linux "uses our intellectual property" In comments confirming the open-source community's suspicions, Microsoft CEO Steve Ballmer Thursday declared his belief that the Linux operating system infringes on Microsoft's intellectual property. From digg on November 17, 2006 at 4:32 a.m..


PS3 loses up to $306 per unit, Xbox 360 profits $76 per sale Sony is taking a considerable loss on each PlayStation 3 sold. Costs for the 20GB model exceed the suggested retail price of $499 by a total of $306.85, Analysis estimates for the 60GB version, costs exceed the $599 price by $241.35. In contrast, the HDD-equipped Xbox 360 has a manufacturing and materials total of $323.30 while you're paying $399. From digg on November 17, 2006 at 4:32 a.m..


Clear Channel Gets Bought Out; Will New Owners Mean New Ideas? Radio giant Clear Channel has agreed to a $19 billion leveraged buyout by a group of private-equity firms -- a move that will take the company private and could spark significant change in how it does business. From digg on November 17, 2006 at 4:32 a.m..


Whatever You Think About The Second World War Is Wrong! That, at least, is the contention of Norman Davies, a trenchant British-born historian whose scope, ambition and knowledge about Europe are unmatched. His aim in this new history of the war is to puncture the comfortable myths created by the combination of popular culture (especially in films) plus the self-centred history taught in schools. From digg on November 17, 2006 at 4:32 a.m..


One gamers take on the new PS3 controller. An in depth overview of the new PS3 controller and why thay should have named the SIXAXIS the SUXASSES. From digg on November 17, 2006 at 4:32 a.m..


Nintendo's Day 1 Launch list Here's a list of all 20 games that will be available on Day 1 of the Wii launch this Sunday. From digg on November 17, 2006 at 3:32 a.m..


Gears of War coming to a PC near you? PC Gamer accidentally leaked a photo that may prove Gears of War being released for the PC. It would be by Microsoft to boost the game's sales higher and makes no sense why they wouldn't do this. Now if they "accidentally" confirm that Crysis will be ported over to the Xbox 360, I'll be set. From digg on November 17, 2006 at 3:32 a.m..


1st Halo 3 ingame Image. Bungie released a new screenshots for Halo 3, which had many fans drooling because of its large resolution but we have obtained a higher resolution version of the screen. How about a screenshot with a 5120x2880 resolution that has so much detail you can even see John-117's acne from puberty? From digg on November 17, 2006 at 3:32 a.m..


Gamespot gives NBA 07 for the PS3 a 4.9! This one must come as a major letdown to any basketball fans waiting for the PS3. It looks like NBA 07 for the PS3 is one of the worst sports games to come around in a while From digg on November 17, 2006 at 3:32 a.m..


Mapping the universe with open source software Astronomers at New York City's Hayden Planetarium and Rose Center for Earth and Space think space exploration should be easily accessible to anyone. To make that possible, they offer an interactive atlas of the universe that anyone can download for free. From digg on November 17, 2006 at 3:32 a.m..


The FOX NEWS Memo explored Keith Olbermann did an segment on John Moody's "The Fox memo" that the Huffington Post revealed. Heads should roll, but they won't. FOX has a function to fill for the administration and fill it they will. The sad fact is that Conservatives will probably watch FOX even more now. From digg on November 17, 2006 at 3:32 a.m..


Video: Blackass This is how Tracy Morgan does Jackass. Haha oh man, just watch. From digg on November 17, 2006 at 3:32 a.m..


Red Steel Manual scanned! You know how everyone's been scanning Wii manuals and putting them up on the internet lately? Well, pedrovay2003 (no, his real name isn't Pedro) looks like he wants to add to all the fun. The good man went to the effort of scanning the Red Steel manual and uploading it to Photobucket for your viewing pleasure. You can check it out here. From digg on November 17, 2006 at 3:32 a.m..


10th International symposium for information science ISI 2007 Theme: Open innovation – new perspectives in the context of information and knowledge? Openness as a general guideline has many dimensions in its relation to innovative processes in science and economy. New forms of cooperation and collaboration have become a critical factor for the production of information and knowledge. At the same time new models for the utilization of knowledge evolve in reaction to social and economic change. At ISI 2007 such changes will be presented and discussed in order to give an answer to the symposium��s motto. ISI 2007 will be co-hosted with the IUK 2007, t From EdNA Online on November 17, 2006 at 3:31 a.m..


Independent Learning Association Japan 2007 conference The theme of our upcoming conference is Exploring Theory, Enhancing Practice: Autonomy across the Disciplines. This theme will enable participants to expand the theoretical base and invigorate practice in our field by fostering interdisciplinary discussion and identifying promising new research directions. From EdNA Online on November 17, 2006 at 3:31 a.m..


Stella Axarlis Australian School Based Apprentice of the Year The Stella Axarlis Australian School based Apprentice of the Year Award is presented to the most outstanding Australian School based Apprentice in Australia undertaking a Certificate III or above qualification. From EdNA Online on November 17, 2006 at 3:31 a.m..


D-Lib Magazine November 2006 Vol. 12 No. 11 This electronic publication focuses on digital library research and development. Articles in this issue include: The Core: Digital Library Education in Library and Information Science Programs; Jeffrey Pomerantz, Sanghee Oh, Barbara M. Wildemuth, Seungwon Yang, Edward A. Fox; Author Addenda: An Examination of Five Alternatives. Peter B. Hirtle; Download Statistics - What Do They Tell Us?: The Example of Research Online, the Open Access Institutional Repository at the University of Wollongong, Australia. Michael Organ; E-Content Awards: An Initiative for Bridging the Digital Divide in India and From EdNA Online on November 17, 2006 at 3:31 a.m..


Encyclopedia of Earth The Encyclopedia of Earth is an electronic reference about the Earth, its natural environments, and their interaction with society. The Encyclopedia is a free, fully searchable collection of articles written by scholars, professionals, educators, and experts who collaborate and review each other's work. The articles are written in non-technical language and will be useful to students, educators, scholars, professionals, as well as to the general public. From EdNA Online on November 17, 2006 at 3:31 a.m..


Dissect medicine Dissect Medicine is a collaborative medical news website, which indexes and ranks international medical news. It spans general interest articles to basic research. Dissect Medicine users submit news items for review with tags and keywords. These are then ranked by the user group. Dissect Medicine is a joint initiative of Macmillan Medical Communications and Nature Clinical Practice, the medical publishing arm of Nature Publishing Group. From EdNA Online on November 17, 2006 at 3:31 a.m..


World Ocean Observatory events This website has links to events of intereste to students studying Marine Biology and includes upcoming online and archived events. From EdNA Online on November 17, 2006 at 3:31 a.m..


5th International conference on education and information systems, technologies and applications (EISTA 2007) Relationships between Education/Training and Information/Communication Technologies (ICT) are increasing acceleratingly, sometimes in unexpected ways, with original ideas and innovative tools, methodologies and synergies. Accordingly the main purpose of EISTA ’07 is to bring together researchers and practitioners from both areas, in order to support the bridging process between education/training and ICT communities. From EdNA Online on November 17, 2006 at 3:31 a.m..


Environmental software directory This searchable, on-line directory offers software and electronic resources for environmental management, compliance, investigation, remediation, and the design, operation and maintenance of pollution control equipment. It contains more than 4,000 environmental software products offered by nearly 600 vendors. From EdNA Online on November 17, 2006 at 3:31 a.m..


PSP is dead if Sony doesn't learn from Microsoft The Pocket PC has outstanding development capabilities, supported by Microsoft themselves. Sony needs to learn these concepts from Microsoft, and apply them to the PSP, before it's too late. From digg on November 17, 2006 at 2:32 a.m..


Hoyer Elected House Majority Leader - Beats Murtha Rep. Steny H. Hoyer (D-Md.) was elected House majority leader this morning, defeating Speaker-designate Nancy Pelosi's candidate, Rep. John P. Murtha (D-Pa.). From digg on November 17, 2006 at 2:32 a.m..


Three reasons sites break in Internet Explorer 7 1. Sites that have an XML declaration before the DOCTYPE, making IE 6 use quirks mode, but not IE 7. Both browsers still get the same CSS, so IE 7 renders it differently.2. ...3. ... From digg on November 17, 2006 at 2:32 a.m..


One Man's PS3 HDMI Issues And so the PS3 HDMI-related problems start. CheapyD at CheapAssGamer reports that he's been losing the video signal using the PS3 and an HDMI-capable TV. It seems like this would be a pretty easy fix via a firmware upgrade. The question is, how many PS3 owners will be affected and how soon will a fix be available? See the Video From digg on November 17, 2006 at 2:22 a.m..


Shiggy Miyamoto celebrates 54 years of never growing up Nintendo's Shigeru Miyamoto and creator of Mario, Donkey Kong, and Zelda to name a few turned 54 today. Happy birthday, Shiggy! From digg on November 17, 2006 at 2:22 a.m..


Sony exec says Wii has no backwards-compatibility In Jack Tretton's world, the Wii isn't backwards compatible, and his car flies and makes breakfast. From digg on November 17, 2006 at 2:22 a.m..


Playstation 3 goes for $30,300!!! A Playstation 3 Preorder sold for 30 GRAND. From digg on November 17, 2006 at 2:22 a.m..


What's big, black, and costs $1,000? A PS3 bodyguard of course! Big Brotha' Willie will uppercut anyone who steps in front of you in line for a mere $1,000. From digg on November 17, 2006 at 2:22 a.m..


Bootleg Versions of Vista and Office 2007 Appear "Reports have surfaced that bootleg copies of Windows Vista and Office 2007 can be obtained from Web sites that offer not only the software itself, but also a working product key and a hack that circumvents Microsoft's activation system." But you guys already knew this. From digg on November 17, 2006 at 1:32 a.m..


COD3 its not just the effects that are better on the 360 version. Seems the report of better effects on Call of Duty 3 weren't the only things that turned out better on the 360 version, according to reports the ps3 is suffering from definite framerate issues as well as something more important... where's the local+online multiplayer, maybe me and a friend both wanna play in a 24 player match, not on the ps3 :( From digg on November 17, 2006 at 1:32 a.m..


O'Reilly Blasts O.J.; Claims "Fox Broadcasting" Not Related to "Fox News" Last night, Fox News host Bill O'Reilly blasted Fox for its upcoming interview with O.J. Simpson, in which the former NFL star describes “how he would have murdered his ex-wife and her companion." O'Reilly calls it "a low point in American culture" but notes "Fox Broadcasting has nothing to do with the Fox News Channel." From digg on November 17, 2006 at 1:32 a.m..


CNBC Interviews MacRumors Founder On iPhone On today's CNBC 'On the Money' program, which aired at 7pm EST, MacRumors founder and Editor-in-Chief Arn was interviewed on national television about Apple's rumored iPhone. From digg on November 17, 2006 at 1:32 a.m..


Uncovering the Secret Sauce Should software companies openly disclose their "ingredients"? From digg on November 17, 2006 at 1:32 a.m..


Best Buy in MD cancels PS3, Wii launch Best Buy in Bel Air, MD, has pulled a bitch move and decided not to launch the PlayStation 3 or Wii on Friday and Sunday, respectively. According to a phone message (410-893-6101), the store has decided not to go with either launch because of "safety concerns." From digg on November 17, 2006 at 12:32 a.m..


Research poll: U.S. kids want a PS3, not a Wii According to poll results from the Weekly Reader Research, American children from ages 5-18 said "they would prefer to have" a PlayStation 3 over all the other systems. Be prepared, these results may shock you. From digg on November 17, 2006 at 12:32 a.m..


Apple’s Keynote frees presentations from ‘Death By PowerPoint’ fate I did hundreds of presentations using PowerPoint as an analyst and always dreaded the experience of creating the slides. And Keynote removes that dread and makes us look better because it: From digg on November 17, 2006 at 12:32 a.m..


The World's Biggest Machine "Chews Up" a Bulldozer (pictures) The giant mining excavator eats up a stray bulldozer for lunch, after making a spectacular "hike" across the countryside. From digg on November 17, 2006 at 12:32 a.m..


Girl who knows nothing about gaming buys a PS3 "A girl in South Austin who knows nothing about gaming at all "heard that this was going to be good," and has decided to wait in line at a Best Buy for a PS3. The reporter asks "What do people do for a living in order to come out here and camp out?" Casey's extremely truthful reply, "I don't do anything, honestly"" From digg on November 16, 2006 at 11:32 p.m..


Nintendo runs out of Wii Component Video Cables (Obligatory "!!!") "Due to high demand, our initial allotment of the Wii Component Video Cables has been depleted. We expect to begin shipping again the week of November 28, 2006." From digg on November 16, 2006 at 11:32 p.m..


Rolling Stone Interview: Sacha Baron Cohen -the Real Borat- Finally Speaks In his only interview as himself, Sacha Baron Cohen talks about growing up kosher in London, inventing a new kind of comedy with Ali G and conquering Hollywood with Borat From digg on November 16, 2006 at 11:32 p.m..


Dentist hires 60 people to take shifts waiting in PS3 lines for him Murray Newlin, a dentist in Columbus, Ohio, wants to buy 15 PS3s this holiday season for his grandchildren, nieces, and nephews. So he set out to do the impossible by paying 60 different workers to take eight hour shifts waiting in line in at four different Wal-mart stores in the Columbus area. "This is the only way I can get what I want." From digg on November 16, 2006 at 11:32 p.m..


Dell refunds Linux users who ditch XP Looks like Linux is gaining momentum on the desktop thanks to Dell! Time to buy a dell, dude! From digg on November 16, 2006 at 11:32 p.m..


How The Weinstein Company ruined Home Entertainment The Weinstein Company announced today a deal with Blockbuster Video which will give the video rental company exclusive rental rights for three years beginning on January 1st 2007. I assure you this is just the beginning of the end for home entertainment. You don't have to be a Netflix customer to feel the resulting shockwaves. From digg on November 16, 2006 at 11:32 p.m..


Robot Discovers Itself and Adapts to Injury Cornell researchers have built a robot that works out its own model of itself and can revise the model to adapt to injury. First, it teaches itself to walk. Then, when damaged, it teaches itself to limp. From digg on November 16, 2006 at 11:32 p.m..


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