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PS3 - If production doesn't ramp up quickly, Sony will be left in the dust Independent reports have been coming in saying that Sony missed it's revised goal of 400,000 units at launch by more than 50%. Indications are that the system can not being made any faster and Sony will struggle to get 400,000 by the end of the year. At that rate, even if every system is sold, they will never catch up with Nintendo or Microsoft. From digg on November 21, 2006 at 10:32 p.m..


Get always the latest Beryl stuff in you Ubuntu box without compiling! Some time ago, due to the lack of updates from the Beryl team for my kubuntu box, I decided to open a little repository in which I started to add daily (approximately) new beryl packages for Ubuntu, all built from the latest SVN code. Thanks to this, thousands of users can get always the fresh code with new features and fixes helping the devs work! From digg on November 21, 2006 at 10:32 p.m..


Awesome first screenshots of the Nintendo Wii Sims -- it uses Mii styles! Believe it! The Mii's you create for Wii Sports will be similar to the characters in EA's upcoming Wii Sims game, scheduled to arrive in Japan as early as January. It looks more like Animal Crossing than a Sims game. Are you as curious and disgusted as I am? Is this the killer Mii app we've been looking for, or something that just resembles it? From digg on November 21, 2006 at 10:32 p.m..


Cool 360' Pic of Toronto The picture was taken from the observation deck of the CN Tower From digg on November 21, 2006 at 10:32 p.m..


Wii uses about 1/10th of the power of 360 Wii in standby: 10W. Playing: 17W.360 in standby: 2W. Playing: 160W. From digg on November 21, 2006 at 10:32 p.m..


Trillian Astra OFFICIAL Preview Site This is the current website for the Trillian Astra preview. trillianastra.com is currently down for server upgrades. From what the website says and from what I have spoken to Scott about, this is going to rock the IM world. It's finally here! From digg on November 21, 2006 at 10:32 p.m..


Star Wars Wii game with lightsabers on the way? Short article about the possibility of a Star Wars game for the Wii with lightsabers. Now that’s what I’ve been waiting for! From digg on November 21, 2006 at 10:32 p.m..


Surfer Showing His Skills - MASSIVE WAVE This a very BIG WAVE! Biggest i have ever seen!!! From digg on November 21, 2006 at 10:32 p.m..


How BitTorrent Works -- an easy-to-understand visual guide The next time you're at a party and somebody asks you how the BitTorrent protocol works, you could launch into an explanation about seeders, leechers and distributed systems. Or you could run to the nearest computer and fire up this Java applet which illustrates the concept perfectly. From digg on November 21, 2006 at 9:32 p.m..


Steven Spielberg says, 'He doesn't want his Movies to be viewed on iPods' In a free-ranging hour of interview with former NBC News correspondent Garrick Utley and questions from the audience, Spielberg said iPod video may be all the rage but count his films out from tailoring his films to fit the small screen.' That's one medium where I have to draw the line,' he said From digg on November 21, 2006 at 9:32 p.m..


Stem Cells At The Core of Cancer? The Globe and Mail reports that cancers have at their core a small number of stem cells, without which they cannot spread or reoccur. From the article: A spate of new discoveries about the basic biology of cancer is pushing researchers toward an astonishing conclusion: For decades, efforts to cure the disease may have targeted the wrong cells. From digg on November 21, 2006 at 9:32 p.m..


The Top 100 Most Influential Figures in American History Whitman, Disney, Emerson in 'Top 100 Americans' (Atlantic Monthly). The list also includes Noah Webster, whose dictionary "defined" American English, William Randolph Hearst and Walter Lippman, "The last man who could swing an election with a newspaper column." (Via MediaBistro) From digg on November 21, 2006 at 9:32 p.m..


An Open Letter to Epic Games Gears of War is an incredible Game. It is, without a doubt, the killer app that the Xbox 360 console has been waiting for since its launch a year ago. However, there are some flaws that make cheating possible. This letter was written by the official Gears of War forum members, and was discarded by Epic. Lets see if we can make them listen. From digg on November 21, 2006 at 9:32 p.m..


Fanboy Holiday Gift Guide Nice gift guide for geeks. Includes picks for Comics, DVDs, Video Games, Electronics, CDs, and Collectibles. I love that they included "Spaced Out: The Best of Leonard Nimoy & William Shatner." I really have to pick up a copy of that! That CD sounds nuts. From digg on November 21, 2006 at 9:32 p.m..


BEST BUY HOLDING Wii's, LYING TO CUSTOMERS Best Buys have received their second shipment of Nintendo Wii's. They're telling employees to lie about any knowledge of them and to deny they can even up any information on order qty's+ From digg on November 21, 2006 at 9:32 p.m..


The Sad Lack of Economic Knowledge in the Land of the Free Lunch Many of our elected officials at every level have no understanding of economics whatsoever, yet they wield tremendous power over our economy through taxes, regulations, and countless other t is indeed a tribute to costs associated with government. They spend your money with little or no thought given to the economic consequences of their actions. From digg on November 21, 2006 at 9:32 p.m..


Amazon UK sells out of Nintendo Wii pre-orders in under 2 mintues Amazon UK started pre-orders this morning, 40 minutes late, all of the available pre-orders were gone after only a couple of minutes. You had to be very fast in order to secure one. From digg on November 21, 2006 at 9:32 p.m..


Flash Player 9 Update for Linux! Flash Player 9 Update for Linux was updated on November 20, 2006.Woo! From digg on November 21, 2006 at 9:32 p.m..


Birds ultra slow-motion Escaping bird catched with 1000 pics per second. Really interesting how these animals spread their wings From digg on November 21, 2006 at 9:32 p.m..


Microsoft's AntiSpyware Tool Removes Internet Explorer title says it all From digg on November 21, 2006 at 9:32 p.m..


Social software / Web 2.0 technologies research project wiki This wiki supports the 'Social software / Web 2.0 technologies' research project. The project will examine the use of social software for teaching and learning in Vocational and Technical Education (VTE) and staff learning and development. The wiki will be used as a tool to generate input from VTE practitioners. From EdNA Online on November 21, 2006 at 9:31 p.m..


Social software for learning blog This blog supports the 'Social software for learning' research team. The research team will use the blog to share their insights and questions about using social software and Web 2.0 tools in Vocational and Technical Education (VTE). VTE practitioners are invited to leave comments and responses to blog posts. From EdNA Online on November 21, 2006 at 9:31 p.m..


Social software for learning survey Vocational and Technical Education (VTE) practitioners are invited to complete an online survey relating to the use of social software for teaching and learning, both with students and in professional development and staff learning. The survey is being conducted on behalf of the Australian Flexible Learning Framework. From EdNA Online on November 21, 2006 at 9:31 p.m..


Samsung's Credit Card Thin LCD Screen Samsung has just announced their newest development in mobile LCD screen technology. It is reported to be no thicker than a credit card, coming in at an incredible 0.82mm thick. In addition to their “slim” innovation, Samsung announced that they have created a new mobile technology called, “i-Lens,” which is essentially the integration.... From digg on November 21, 2006 at 8:32 p.m..


Boston University offers white scholarship Looking to draw attention to what they call the "worst form of bigotry confronting America today," Boston University's College Republicans are circulating an application for a "Caucasian Achievement and Recognition Scholarship" that requires applicants be at least 25 percent Caucasian. From digg on November 21, 2006 at 8:32 p.m..


Wild Sex: Animals Cheat Way More than Humans It might be a treasured value in many human cultures, but monogamy is rare in the animal kingdom at large. Of the roughly 5,000 species of mammals, only 3 to 5 percent are known to form lifelong pair bonds. This select group includes beavers, otters, wolves, some bats and foxes and a few hoofed animals. From digg on November 21, 2006 at 8:32 p.m..


Xbox 360 outsells Wii & PS3 "The Xbox 360 was the big winner this past weekend as the Nintendo Wii and Sony PlayStation 3 systems were in short supply" From digg on November 21, 2006 at 8:32 p.m..


Heroes Homecoming With CLEAR Sylar Pic! Nice recape of Homecoming with a nice Clear pic that says unequivocally that Chris Eccleston is not playing Sylar. From digg on November 21, 2006 at 8:32 p.m..


Stream NON-WMV formated videos to your Xbox 360 - including Xvid's etc Transcode video's on the fly using the patch for Tveristy From digg on November 21, 2006 at 8:32 p.m..


Ultra-intense laser blast creates true 'black metal' "Black gold" is not just an expression anymore. Scientists at the University of Rochester have created a way to change the properties of almost any metal to render it, literally, black.The process, using an incredibly intense burst of laser light, holds the promise of making everything from fuel cells to a space telescope's detectors more efficient From digg on November 21, 2006 at 8:32 p.m..


Make your Mac's Speech Recognition work for you Mac OS X comes with a pretty great Speech Recognition tool built-in, and, although it doesn't do all that much out-of-the-box, it's really easy to create your own speakable actions for virtually any application. Here is how (video included) From digg on November 21, 2006 at 8:32 p.m..


Is Steve Jobs' "TOP SECRET" statement related to UI Change in Leopard? By far, the most popular theory about Apple's top secret features is that Leopard will include an all-new look and feel. John Gruber predicts: "It's time to zig now that Microsoft is zagging with Vista. They're going to try to make Vista look as out-of-fashion and goofy and childish as possible." From digg on November 21, 2006 at 8:32 p.m..


19 Things You Didn't Know About Death 9. If someone plans to jump off Mount Everest to commit suicide, you’ll need a lot of patience. It takes the average person 2.5 minutes to hit bottom. And we don’t want to know who timed it. From digg on November 21, 2006 at 8:32 p.m..


Arrested Development Has Begun On MSN Video... The series that you love is now available on MSN Video for free... From digg on November 21, 2006 at 7:32 p.m..


Italy removes top intelligence chiefs amid CIA scandal The Italian government has replaced the heads of the country's embattled secret services, including one at the center of allegations of involvement in a CIA kidnap of a terrorism suspect. The shakeup came amid talk of a possible indictment and happened just days before the release of a parliamentary report widely expected to be critical. From digg on November 21, 2006 at 7:32 p.m..


Google's Stock Price Races Past $500 Google Inc.'s stock price surpassed $500 for the first time Tuesday, marking another milestone in a rapid rise that has catapulted the Internet search leader into the corporate elite From digg on November 21, 2006 at 7:32 p.m..


Wiimote & Nunchuk Attached To Zelda Sword & Shiled Replica The ultimate fan attachments? From digg on November 21, 2006 at 7:32 p.m..


Hack Your Car - Veggie Oil Diesel Kit INSTALLED Under $2,000 Justin Carven's business sells kits that let diesel cars run on vegetable oil that is similar to diesel. Many diesel cars get 40 miles per gallon, so a tank should take you 600 miles. It starts at $795 and includes a manual and all the parts to install it yourself. To have a professional install it will run $500 to $1,000 From digg on November 21, 2006 at 7:32 p.m..


30 students to be tested after sharing lancets As many as 30 seventh-graders at a Redwood City middle school will be tested for hepatitis and HIV after their substitute science teacher allowed the students to share needle-like devices to prick themselves for blood. From digg on November 21, 2006 at 7:32 p.m..


Official PS3 backward compatibility page up! But wait! What's this...? From digg on November 21, 2006 at 7:32 p.m..


Relax: Dem's Draft Legislation Dead in the Water Leading Democrats who soon will control the legislative agenda in the US Congress rejected on Monday a colleague's call for reinstatement of the US military draft. From digg on November 21, 2006 at 7:32 p.m..


"How Do You Tell Digg You Don't Want Their Traffic?" Journalist saying newspapers are crazy to focus on recovery rights: "The entire web is based on linking, for heavens sake. If you have a big problem with that, it's probably best to just shut down your website because you fundamentally don't want to be on the web. That's one way to show Google who is boss!" From digg on November 21, 2006 at 6:32 p.m..


Black Friday Deal Guide: Real deals, not rumors The folks over at dealnews.com have put together a list of confirmed Black Friday deals. These offers are said to be "price-checked and verified". Deals are listed from retailers such as Best Buy, Wal-Mart, and Toys R Us, just to name a few. From digg on November 21, 2006 at 6:32 p.m..


First person video of speed gliding on the Eiger. The 14th of june, François Bon and Antoine Montant did the world first speedflying descent of the mount Eiger in Swiss. From digg on November 21, 2006 at 6:31 p.m..


US soldier and Iraqi kids - video US soldier and Iraqi kids - video From digg on November 21, 2006 at 6:31 p.m..


Ian Thorpe quits Champion Australian swimmer Ian Thorpe has announced that he is stopping his professional swimming career. He will not be swimming at the Beijing Olympics. From digg on November 21, 2006 at 6:31 p.m..


Crazy Marathon Monks - Run 2 Marathons A Day For 100 Days Straight Ironman triathletes are wimps compared to these guys. 7 year ordeal ending with them running 52.2 miles each day for 100 days in a row - and if they fail to complete it even one day, they are supposed to kill themselves. From digg on November 21, 2006 at 6:31 p.m..


ZoneAlarm Suite Integrates Kaspersky Antivirus Zone Labs, a division of Check Point Software Technologies, is planning to release tomorrow a public beta for ZoneAlarm Internet Security Suite 7.0. This is the upgrade to the 6.0 product, which ranked sixth in our All-in-One Security suite round-up earlier this year. From digg on November 21, 2006 at 6:31 p.m..


Species discovery news A blog category on Mongabay.com provides a running report of new species as they are discovered in different part of the world. The material is exciting stuff for a broad range of students, from the early grade schoolers who are learning first lessons about animals and plants to the graduate scientist working to understand and [...] From Golden Swamp on November 21, 2006 at 6:30 p.m..


Craigslist wins discriminatory housing ads case, "Whites Only" ok Craigslist classifieds can say what newspaper classifieds cannot: "whites only." Here's why Google, AOL, Craigslist, and other online ad venues are arguing for users' rights to use such exclusionary language. From digg on November 21, 2006 at 5:32 p.m..


A Possible Fix for "52030" and "32002" errors on the Wii Console Some users are having a problem reconnecting to the WiiConnect Service after updating there systems.If you are getting either a 32002, or a 52030 error try... and the story goes on to tell you how you might be able to fix the error messages. From digg on November 21, 2006 at 5:25 p.m..


Gears of War trilogy leaked by Microsoft Just when you think you couldn't get any more Gears of War, Microsoft VP of Global Marketing accidentally leaked the game's plans for a trilogy. Most of us expected a sequel to come out due to the success of the first, but a third was a little unexpected. I'm not complaining though, I would be happy playing Gears of War 7. From digg on November 21, 2006 at 5:25 p.m..


Platewire: a cool site that lets you get back at bad drivers We all know that particular type of concentrated anger that comes to the surface while being cut off, veered into and almost run off the road by bad drivers. Platewire is a website that lets you get back at those not deserving of a drivers license by reporting their offenses along with their plate numbers. From digg on November 21, 2006 at 5:25 p.m..


World of Warcraft Office Space Commercial Title says it all. From digg on November 21, 2006 at 5:25 p.m..


The Bargainist deals site launches Dejarik Media, the blog network behind Uncrate.com and Outblush.com, today launched The Bargainist, a new site that digs up the best deals, sales and coupons. From digg on November 21, 2006 at 5:25 p.m..


Legendary Director Robert Altman Dead at 81 Robert Altman, the caustic and irreverent satirist behind “M-A-S-H,” “Nashville” and “The Player” who made a career out of bucking Hollywood management and story conventions, died at a Los Angeles Hospital, his Sandcastle 5 Productions Company said Tuesday. He was 81. From digg on November 21, 2006 at 5:25 p.m..


Modded Xbox 360 Plays Burned Games Textbook from www.360mods.net shows how to modify the Samsung drive in an Xbox 360 to play burned games using the firmware hack. From digg on November 21, 2006 at 5:25 p.m..


OnStar going silent on millions of vehicles .. phone companies to turn off their analog networks beginning in February of 2008 means that nearly two million people, or half of OnStar's entire subscription ... From digg on November 21, 2006 at 4:31 p.m..


Apple iPhone to have a Candy-Bar Form Factor; Done....Beyond Speculation "From a technical standpoint, the phone is pretty much done," said American Technology Research analyst Shaw Wu. "It's a big endeavor and we believe it's beyond speculation. iPhone would be a candy-bar-shaped phone, rather than a flip phone like Motorola's huge hit, the RAZR mobile phone" From digg on November 21, 2006 at 4:31 p.m..


Nintendo put 12 out of 30 promised 2006 Wii Virtual Console games online Games up on the service right now are bolded, the rest will be arriving every Monday spread out over 2006. For unexplained reasons the TurboGrafx 16 games were missing completely. From digg on November 21, 2006 at 4:31 p.m..


Altered cottonseed could feed millions, scientists say Scientists have found a way to use the cotton plant, long a source of fiber for clothing but inedible by humans, to feed potentially half a billion people a year. From digg on November 21, 2006 at 4:31 p.m..


PS3 vs. Wii: Nintendo comes out ahead in our eyes And no matter how much power is under a console's hood, it's the games that will determine the success for each console, and right now, Nintendo has the edge. From digg on November 21, 2006 at 4:31 p.m..


Only 200,000 PS3s shipped in the US by the end of 2006 Think the idea of 200,000 instead of 400,000 on Friday was bad? Bloomberg reports that analysts are predicting that Sony will only ship 200,000 TOTAL by the end of the year. From digg on November 21, 2006 at 4:31 p.m..


For UCLA taser cop, not the first violent incident The UCLA police officer videotaped last week using a taser gun on a student studying at a library shot a homeless man at a campus study hall room three years ago and was earlier recommended for dismissal in connection with an alleged assault on a student on fraternity row. From digg on November 21, 2006 at 4:31 p.m..


PS3 can display 720p 1080i and 1080p no problem Here's the AVS Forum thread. For those that don't know, these guys are pretty much the most knowledgeable group of AV enthusiast on the net. From digg on November 21, 2006 at 4:31 p.m..


Bill Gates: "Sony Could Make Bricks" You know, Sony can make 80,000 bricks, and people would buy them. From digg on November 21, 2006 at 4:31 p.m..


Full Michael Richards a.k.a. Kramer apology on Letterman This is the full video of the apology by Kramer over his racist tirade.The full video already posted on Digg got pulled because apparently the people who work at Digg can't read. From digg on November 21, 2006 at 4:31 p.m..


Laser-Engraved Laptop With Digg and Revision3 Logos! Leah Culver got a brand spanking new MacBook Pro by selling ad space on its lid. She got enough advertisers lined up and did the engraving last weekend at Squid Labs. It looks fantastic! Check out the pics and the whole story on her site. Digg, Revision3, Instructables, Make Magazine, Zooomr, Laughing Squid, and lots of others are on there. From digg on November 21, 2006 at 4:31 p.m..


Best Hockey Fight Ever Hilarious video of two Little kids fight it out in a pee-wee hockey league. It starts out with two kids that are on the same team duking it out with each other. From digg on November 21, 2006 at 4:31 p.m..


2006 E-learning benchmarking results [sound recording] Episode 1 of the 2006 edna podcast features audio of an interview with Ian Phillips regarding the 2006 E-learning Benchmarking Survey conducted on behalf of the Australian Flexible Learning Framework. This national survey on the use of e-learning canvassed all TAFE institutes, private and enterprise training providers, adult and community education providers and VTE in schools providers. Government-funded, non-accredited training providers were also included in the survey. The results not only track the growth in e-learning uptake, but also includes data on how teachers are incorporating e-lea From EdNA Online on November 21, 2006 at 4:30 p.m..


3 men dressed as Robin Hood throw $4,000 into the air They were trying to spread goodwill in New York City. "Somehow, a riot broke out." From digg on November 21, 2006 at 2:56 p.m..


Fox News Preps Daily Show Knockoff for Right Wing "Fox News Channel, a primary source of material for Jon Stewart and Stephen Colbert, is teaming with the exec producer of "24" to try its hand at a news satire show for conservatives to love." "The way I look at it, almost every comedy show or satire show I see uses the same talking points against George W. Bush and Dick Cheney" From digg on November 21, 2006 at 2:56 p.m..


Judge Rejects Request for NSA Wiretapping Documents The NSA is not required to release details about its secret wiretapping program, a federal judge ruled Monday, rejecting the request from a liberal advocacy group that had sued to obtain records under the Freedom of Information Act. The group sought to find out how many wiretaps were approved and who reviewed the program. From digg on November 21, 2006 at 2:56 p.m..


Battlestar Galactica moves to Sunday nights in January Looks like Sci Fi is finally getting some sense and moving Battlestar Galactica to a night when people are actually home watching TV. Starting January 21, Galactica will air Sundays at 10pm From digg on November 21, 2006 at 2:56 p.m..


Amazing Post-it Videos A little video made with Post-its in Stop Motion. Great Job ! From digg on November 21, 2006 at 2:56 p.m..


Angry mom secretly auctions off Wii disguised as Popcorn and soda It's nice to see an eBay auction from the weekend that doesn't involve extortion, misery and the gross exploitation of the open market. What this one does involve is one pissed off mum, a bag of popcorn, a Nintendo Wii and a BIG RED STRAW. The formatting of the entry has been preserved in order to convey the extent of this woman's madness From digg on November 21, 2006 at 2:56 p.m..


Office 2007's secret kill switch Once the switch is thrown, Office continues to run, but with the following restrictions:You cannot create new documents. You can view existing documents. However, you cannot edit them. You can print documents. However, you cannot save them. From digg on November 21, 2006 at 2:56 p.m..


Fight Over A Parking Spot Parking spot - $2, New Transmission - $6,000 - Winning the battle with an idiot stranger - PRICELESS. For all the times you've wanted to push somebody out of a spot for taking it after you've been waiting. From digg on November 21, 2006 at 2:56 p.m..


Tiny springs keep Wii, PS3 under control Interesting article on the inner workings of the Wii and PS3 controllers. From digg on November 21, 2006 at 2:56 p.m..


The REAL Drift King!! Durrrrrriffffto ftw. From digg on November 21, 2006 at 1:32 p.m..


Myspace Growth Chart A record of Myspace membership numbers dating back to May 2004when it had only 2 million users. Graphing Myspace membership over timeshows growth was not exponential as most believe. From digg on November 21, 2006 at 1:32 p.m..


Second Life Will Save Copyright Rogue copying software lets users clone anything or anyone they want in the virtual world. By letting its community respond, Linden Labs sets the stage for a bold experiment in alternatives to U.S.-style copyright. From digg on November 21, 2006 at 1:32 p.m..


Printable paper models - rockets, planes, skyscrapers... amazing! From the Land Ironclad (from the prophetic short story by HG Wells), to multiple airships models and even hangers and mooring masts! There’s even an airship that was designed, but never built, in 1919 - the Vickers Transoceanic. From digg on November 21, 2006 at 1:32 p.m..


Teen Goes Nuclear: He creates fusion in his Oakland Township home In the basement of his parents' Oakland Township home, tucked away in an area most aren't privy to see, Thiago is exhausting his love of physics on a project that has taken him more than two years and 1,000 hours to research and build -- a large, intricate machine that , on a small scale, creates nuclear fusion. From digg on November 21, 2006 at 1:32 p.m..


The computer that learnt to sing Modern technology has implanted itself in our lives in such a way that we'd all be lost without our mobile phones and iPods. But once they leave us, do we feel nostalgic for the machines themselves? And if we did, could they respond in kind? From digg on November 21, 2006 at 1:32 p.m..


What secrets are still left to be revealed in OSX Leopard? When Steve Jobs previewed Leopard during the WWDC 2006 keynote, he started by offering the following caveat: "There's some top secret features...that we're going to keep a little close to the vest and not going to show you today." Well, it's been three months now and not much has changed. Should we take Jobs's statement at face value? From digg on November 21, 2006 at 1:32 p.m..


Awesome Search Engine Friendly WordPress Theme October Special is a WordPress theme that looks cool and is optimized for the search engines. So if you are looking to increase your blog traffic you may want to give this theme a go. From digg on November 21, 2006 at 1:32 p.m..


Memo for Bosses: 101 Ways to Keep your Office from Hating You If you're a project manager, you may find this comprehensive collection of tips helpful. #21. DON'T monitor what your employees do during their breaks or lunch hours. #68. DO admit your mistakes From digg on November 21, 2006 at 1:32 p.m..


Book Review: PHP 5 In Practice In the latest review from the Zend Developer Zone, Cal Evans writes "I only have four books in my library that I’ve had to duck-tape the covers together because I use them so much. I think with this one, I now have five." Yet another positive for the book from Digg programmer Eli. From digg on November 21, 2006 at 1:32 p.m..


The end of lost keys? For years, gadget experts have tried to solve the age-old hunt for misplaced keys and wallets. Could a new high-tech invention solve a common problem? From digg on November 21, 2006 at 1:32 p.m..


Iraq Resumes Diplomatic Ties With Syria After 24 Years After nearly a quarter-century of severed ties, Iraq said Monday it will resume full diplomatic relations with neighboring Syria in a move seen as a possible step toward stemming some of the unrelenting violence. The announcement of restored Iraqi-Syrian ties came during a groundbreaking visit to Baghdad by the Syrian Foreign Minister. From digg on November 21, 2006 at 1:32 p.m..


Coincidence? Election over, Gas Prices Up Again If you were a little suspicious of the way in which gasoline prices just happened to dive just before this month's midterm elections, this bit of news won't exactly put your mind at ease: After dropping 84 cents between Aug. 11 and Nov. 3, gas prices are up five cents in the first Lundberg Survey released after the Nov. 7 election. From digg on November 21, 2006 at 1:31 p.m..


RIAA Toilet Paper "Ok, so, we are STILL laughing every time we see this product on our shelves...LMAO! Nothing compares with the way it feels when that text slides across your butt. Sorry for the high price, but you're buying it for the novelty. When it comes to functionality, stick to Charmin." From digg on November 21, 2006 at 1:31 p.m..


Superman and Time Warner Cheating YouTube? Shmuly points out that there have been over 7,500 subscribers to the SupermanReturnsDVD channel just this week. However, there are only 9 videos in the channel, and there have been less video views than actual subscribers. In other words, more “people” have subscribed to the channel than actual videos viewed. From digg on November 21, 2006 at 11:32 a.m..


Wii error code 110213 makes us cry If you are seeing error code 110213, then you are in for a nasty surprise. You are going to have to ship your Wii to Nintendo. The good news, they replace it for free within 3-4 business days. The bad news, you are without Wii for 3-4 business days! From digg on November 21, 2006 at 11:32 a.m..


Keep spam off your cell phone If you've ever tried to retrieve personal e-mail using your phone, you know how excruciating it can be. Cell phones and smartphones alike lack spam filters, so it's not uncommon to end up with 50 pieces of junk for every legitimate message. Fortunately, solutions exist. From digg on November 21, 2006 at 11:32 a.m..


How To Build A PC -- The Tom's Hardware Guide Every computer user dabbling into hardcore should learn how to build a PC from scratch.The first step in building a system is to choose the right components. These general guidelines should help the new or rusty builder avoid common mistakes that might otherwise turn cash into trash. From digg on November 21, 2006 at 11:32 a.m..


Jeff Jensen talks with "Galactica"'s exec producers ''Galactica'' exec producers David Eick and Ronald Moore detail for EW's Jeff Jensen how they transformed a '70s TV footnote into a rich sci-fi powerhouse From digg on November 21, 2006 at 10:32 a.m..


Awesome Half-Life 2 case mod for your Xbox 360 "The left side of the case features a cut away window with the HL2 logo in the corner. The right side features another logo which is raised off the surface of the case. All in all, it's some very impressive work." From digg on November 21, 2006 at 10:32 a.m..


Nation's Toughest Smoking Ban After an evening of discussion and testimony from local citizens and anti-smoking advocates, the Belmont City Council voted unanimously Tuesday to proceed with the drafting of an ordinance that revises the city's current smoking ban in workplaces and most public areas, to now include any residence except single-family detached homes. From digg on November 21, 2006 at 10:32 a.m..


High School Drop Out Rate Reaches Epidemic Levels A recent study by the Department of Education found that 31 percent of American students were dropping out or failing to graduate in the nation's largest 100 public school districts. In some cities, half of all students are dropping out. From digg on November 21, 2006 at 10:32 a.m..


Worms in Second Life Second Life, the multiplayer game, has been targeted recently with self-replicating scripts, written with the Linden Scripting Language. This "Grey Goo" attack was visible to the players of the game as it scattered revolving golden rings around. More from the official Linden Blog. From digg on November 21, 2006 at 10:32 a.m..


Flash 9 for Linux: Beta 2 As indicated, we've been working diligently to fix issues that were found in our original Flash Player 9 for Linux beta. Most notable of these problems is audio output. We are eager for users to test this version and see if the myriad sound problems have cleared up. From digg on November 21, 2006 at 9:30 a.m..


WordPress Takes On SixApart With Enterprise Edition and Wordpress.com Read/WriteWeb talks to Automattic CEO Toni Schneider about the increasing competition between their product WordPress.com and SixApart. Automattic just released an Enterprise version of WordPress, and WordPress.com is about to pass TypePad in page views. From digg on November 21, 2006 at 9:30 a.m..


You save...$723,427.01? I guess Amazon is being generous this holiday season. From digg on November 21, 2006 at 9:30 a.m..


Family Guy Deleted Scene - DOUCHEBAG This is a deleted scene from Family Guy - S04E14 - PTV. From digg on November 21, 2006 at 9:30 a.m..


Extraordinary life found around deepsea gas seeps An international team led by scientists from the United States and New Zealand have observed, for the first time, the bizarre deep-sea communities living around methane seeps off New Zealand's east coast. From digg on November 21, 2006 at 7:32 a.m..


Easy video creation using only FOSS software From video capture to editing to DVD authoring and encoding, you can create high-quality videos easily with free, open source software. From digg on November 21, 2006 at 7:32 a.m..


Soldiers pelted by rocks - Demand to use DEADLY force - against children. "a military convoy driving around iraq while kids line the streets and throw rocks at the trucks, the soldier filming this video bitches about not being able to use deadly force against children" From digg on November 21, 2006 at 7:32 a.m..


The Top 10 Most Dangerous Toys of 2006 Slide show of the top 10 most dangerous toys of 2006. Slide show includes toys from Pottery Barn Kids, Fear Factor, DC comics, Heelys... From digg on November 21, 2006 at 7:32 a.m..


"Shop At Home" idiot who stabed himself on live TV trys to sell you a dell "Look at that! its the eleventh web page I brought up and the computer still doesn't crash!"-"Right now i'm downloading from my ATI Radeon graphics card!"- It really is hard to watch this... From digg on November 21, 2006 at 7:32 a.m..


CETIS vocabularies project The JISC Pedagogical Vocabularies project was a short study, managed by CETIS, to scope the potential for identification, development and use of pedagogical vocabularies for the UK post-16 and HE communities. A Working Group of experts from various sectors and communities developed 3 reports: Report 1, Pedagogical Vocabularies Review, which inventories existing pedagogical vocabularies; Report 2, Vocabulary Management Technologies Review, which scopes current standards, specifications, technologies and methodologies; Report 3, Priorities, Issues and Recommendations to JISC. From EdNA Online on November 21, 2006 at 7:31 a.m..


Awesome! Paintball Minigun! Special effects man Rick Galinson (of Snakes on a Plane fame, no less) has managed to peak our interest with the sheer badassness of his latest project. He's currently in the process of creating a room-clearing paintball minigun and, as the video on his site shows, he's made some impressive progress... From digg on November 21, 2006 at 6:32 a.m..


Link Alert - Change the cursor to indicate the target of a link This firefox extension puts an icon next to the cursor, that moves and changes with the cursor. Target Alert adds an icon to every link individually. From digg on November 21, 2006 at 6:32 a.m..


Is Mythbusters the Best Science Show on Television? It may be the best science program on television, in no small part because it does not purport to be a science program at all. What “Mythbusters” is best known for, to paraphrase Mr. Hyneman, is blowing stuff up. And banging stuff together. And setting stuff on fire. The two men do it for fun and ratings, of course. From digg on November 21, 2006 at 5:32 a.m..


The most beautiful news anchor in the world A compilation of video clips of Mélissa Theuriau, the French news reporter that has been called the most beautiful in the world. Don't speak French? I doubt you'll care. From digg on November 21, 2006 at 5:32 a.m..


Forty foundations for the future of open source If you want to forecast the future of a philosophy or technology, you need look no further than the world of academia. And in open source, there appear to be infinite tomorrows, with open source projects being undertaken by East Coasters like MIT, West Coasters like UCB and everyone else in between. From digg on November 21, 2006 at 5:32 a.m..


Ars Technica reviews PS3. And you thought NYTimes was being evil. "Sony wants to push new formats; we want to play great games and have a good time doing it. We want every bit of that experience, from the menus to the loading times, to help us get into that fantasy world and keep us there. Sadly, with all the new technology, Sony appears to have neglected the overall gaming experience to a degree." From digg on November 21, 2006 at 5:32 a.m..


flickr camera comparison Looking for a new camera? The new flickr camera site may be just what you need. You can browse cameras by brand and see who is uploading what kinds of pictures using each different camera. Unfortunately site is not independent, flickr has a deal with Nikon which leads to prominent placement of Nikon camera, in particular the Nikon D80. Personally I use a Canon 400d/ Xti, and i From StuartYeates's blog on November 21, 2006 at 5:32 a.m..


Michael Richards aka Kramer Apologizes on the Letterman Show Michael Richards aka Kramer Apologizes on the Letterman Show From digg on November 21, 2006 at 4:32 a.m..


Heart Valves Created From Stem Cells Scientists for the first time have grown human heart valves using stem cells from the fluid that cushions babies in the womb, offering an approach that may be used to repair defective hearts.The idea is to create new valves in the laboratory while a pregnancy progresses and have them ready to implant in a baby with heart defects after it is born... From digg on November 21, 2006 at 4:32 a.m..


Google Introduces Ad Placement For AdSense Google has introduced a new AdSense feature call Ad Placement which allows advertisers to target a specific ad spot on a site. This is a big improvement over the current setup where a campaign can show up on any ad units. From digg on November 21, 2006 at 3:32 a.m..


PSP Firmware 3.00 Released! The highly anticipated firmware 3.0 for PSP has just been released. Main features: PSP to PS3 connectivity. Read on for details. From digg on November 21, 2006 at 3:32 a.m..


Apple Posts New iPod shuffle Ad Their are no dancers in sight, in fact all you see are torsos putting on different pieces of clothes and attaching an iPod shuffle to them. All of this whilst Who's Gonna Sing? by The Prototypes is playing in the background. From digg on November 21, 2006 at 3:32 a.m..


US Marine Makes Iraqi Kid Run for Fresh Water US Marine holds a bottle of water out the back of his truck, while a swarm of Iraqi kids chase him. After running for what seems like a mile & a half, one kid is still going. The marine dashes the bottle off the back of the truck, and some other, older kids pick it up as the runner tries to get it. Sad. From digg on November 21, 2006 at 3:32 a.m..


Legend of Zelda Twilight Princess is the number 2 greatest game of all time GameRankings.com has compiled the 20 votes necessary to include Twilight Princess in it's overall database. LoZ has received to honor of being the 2nd greatest game of all time, bested only by the Legend of Zelda: Ocarina of Time. From digg on November 21, 2006 at 3:32 a.m..


Apple's amazing Tokyo elevator (video) Found in the Apple Store in Tokyo, Japan's Ginza district: as described more fully in this week's Overseas Report, Apple has now outfitted the multi-story elevator entrances in Ginza with video pillars... From digg on November 21, 2006 at 3:32 a.m..


So you want to be an Indie Developer? The "So you want to be a Indie Developer?" project features articles of advice on the reality of making your own games from every corner of the sector; from those currently risking everything by going full-time Indie to established industry leaders such as DEFCON's Introversion via unmitigated nonsense like Lemmy and Binky. From digg on November 21, 2006 at 3:32 a.m..


Pushing the Limit: Black Hole Spins at Phenomenal Rate Astronomers measured the spinning speed of three black holes, finding that one rotates at a breakneck 950 times per second, nearing its theoretical rotation limit of 1,150 spins a second. From digg on November 21, 2006 at 3:32 a.m..


New Simpsons Episode: Moe'N'a Lisa One of the best episodes I’ve seen in a while. Lisa decides to do a report on Moe and turns his random thought post-it notes into a poem. This gets Moe invited to a Vermont festival where he mingles among noted authors Tom Wolfe, Gore Vidal, Michael Chabon and Jonathan Franzen. (Worth watching just for the Jonah Jameson Spider-Man references.) From digg on November 21, 2006 at 2:32 a.m..


1 Million Wii’s By Early December Nintendo has revealed that they expects to land 1 million Wii’s in North America in the upcoming 2-3 weeks. Another 1 million is expected to sell during the first week of January. From digg on November 21, 2006 at 2:32 a.m..


Photo: Niagra Falls From Space A whole new perspective of one of the world's most famous Water Falls From digg on November 21, 2006 at 2:32 a.m..


Kakadu knowledge for tour guides This website brings together learning materials and readings for students aiming to work in Kakadu as tour guides. The learning materials cover background to the park, operating safely and responsibily, and understanding cultural and natural values. From EdNA Online on November 21, 2006 at 2:31 a.m..


University world: find universities and colleges University world: find universities and colleges is a non-profit and non-commercial project. The site has assembled a collection of links to all colleges, schools and universities in the US, Canada and Europe offering either undergraduate or graduate programs. From EdNA Online on November 21, 2006 at 2:31 a.m..


Inclusive e-learning national showcase This showcase will explore projects designed to help disengaged youth and learners with disabilities. The event will highlight the use of e-learning tools and technologies that have been used to create and improve employment outcomes for these two groups of learners. From EdNA Online on November 21, 2006 at 2:31 a.m..


Listen To Your Buds! Listen To Your Buds is a consumer awareness campaign by the American Speech-Language-Hearing Association that began in December 2005 and has garnered national and international media attention. So far, at least 100 million viewers, listeners, and readers have seen, heard, or read ASHA news stories about the risk of hearing loss from unsafe use of popular technologies that utilize headphones or earbuds. From EdNA Online on November 21, 2006 at 2:31 a.m..


Quiz: Which File Extention Matches your Personality? Take this quiz to find out which file extension most closely matches your personality. You need to answer all the questions to get an accurate result. From digg on November 21, 2006 at 1:32 a.m..


Grow your own 'REAL' 1Up Mushroom...what the Photo shows is what Grows! Three weeks later, we checked in on it. To our surprise, what you see in the photo is what greeted us; a perfect 1up mushroom. Thrilled, we jumped up in the air, punched the ceiling tiles (earning 10 coins). The packet claims that eating the 1up Mushroom will grant "immortal life beyond dreams of man." It also has the warning: Do not put in face From digg on November 21, 2006 at 1:32 a.m..


FBI Raids Lineage II Pirates The FBI conducted multiple raids across the country today, closing down Lineage II pirating site L2Extreme, NCsoft said. L2E was providing an estimated 50,000 gamers with unauthorized access to Lineage II, costing NCsoft million of dollars a year, the company said. From digg on November 21, 2006 at 1:32 a.m..


Why Music Gives Us the Chills In recent studies, scientists found that people already familiar with the music are more likely to catch a chill at key moments. From digg on November 21, 2006 at 1:32 a.m..


Ubuntu Multimedia Center - A new Ubuntu-based Linux distribution Ubuntu Multimedia Center is a complete ubuntu Linux-based operating system,it is also a live cd that is ubuntu derived . This system was inspired by the fact that ubuntu didn’t have much of a multimedia center.This is complete installation and screenshots tour From digg on November 21, 2006 at 1:32 a.m..


Bringing Skype to the Next Level: Netgear WiFi Phone The SPH101 Skype WiFi Phone is a wireless mobile phone that allows you to connect to Skype when away from your computer. In addition to being used as one would a normal phone, it can be used for free Skype's free services, and it can be setup without a computer. From digg on November 21, 2006 at 1:32 a.m..


Bill Clinton's Neighbors Shot While Driving Home A husband and wife who live on the same cul-de-sac as former President Bill Clinton and Sen. Hillary Rodham Clinton were forced off the road and shot, police said. A car cut in front of the couple’s sport utility vehicle and forced them off the road, police said. Peggy Perez-Olivo was shot in the head. Her husband was shot in the abdomen. From digg on November 21, 2006 at 1:32 a.m..


Tweety Bird's First Cartoon (1942) A Tale of Two Kitties is an American cartoon, released in 1942, notable for introducing the character Tweety Bird. Directed by Bob Clampett. It was also the first appearance of the duo of Babbit and Catstello (based on Abbott and Costello). The title is an obvious pun on the Charles Dickens classic, A Tale of Two Cities ... (Wikipedia). From digg on November 21, 2006 at 1:32 a.m..


BlueOrganizer 3.0: Instant Vertical Search and In the crowded space of social bookmarking, Adaptive Blue’s BlueOrganizer is one of the most innovative services online. That innovation is continuing with today’s release of version 3.0 of the product. From digg on November 21, 2006 at 12:32 a.m..


Just out from Reuters 650,000 PS3s to be recalled!! TOKYO, Nov 20 2006 (Reuters) - Sony Corp. said on Monday its new video game console, the PlayStation 3, has a fatal flaw in its core graphics processor, and will require the recall of nearly 650,000 units, causing widespread shortages of the much anticipated gaming console throught the US, Europe, and Asia. From digg on November 21, 2006 at 12:32 a.m..


Can I Get This Cheaper Online? Call Frucall You're in a store and see an item you want. Not sure you're getting the best price? Call 1-888-DO-FRUCALL. Enter the product barcode. Find out if it's available for cheaper online. From digg on November 21, 2006 at 12:32 a.m..


Homemade sub captured with 3 tons of cocaine Drug smugglers are getting smarter and smarter. I'm suprised they haven't snagged an old Russian sub considering all the money the drug trade takes in. From digg on November 21, 2006 at 12:32 a.m..


Simple Things You Can Do To Help Trim CO2 Emissions In 8 Weeks Here are some tips for cutting back on your electricity use, and, conveniently, you should save on your electric bill as well. From digg on November 21, 2006 at 12:32 a.m..


Beginners guide to .htaccess file with examples .htaccess files provides us with ways to make configuration changes on a per-directory basis. This file works well in Apache Web Server and on Linux/Unix. It will not work properly on a windows based system. From digg on November 21, 2006 at 12:32 a.m..


Physicists find two subatomic particles A team of U.S. scientists has discovered two new subatomic particles that are rare but important relatives of the proton and neutron. Team leader Petar Maksimovic, an assistant professor of physics at Johns Hopkins University, said the two exotic particles are members of what is called the "baryonic" family -- so-called for the Greek word "barys". From digg on November 21, 2006 at 12:32 a.m..


U.S. Sets Up a Perch in Dubai to Keep an Eye on Iran High atop a 1970s-style high-rise building in the heart of this desert city, a group of State Department officials has been setting up offices as part of an ambitious effort by the United States to better monitor Iran and encourage political change there. From digg on November 20, 2006 at 11:32 p.m..


Very well done on-demand independent film site! These guys just launched last week and they have a whole bunch of free full-length flash movies that feature independent films. Couple are really funny, and a few will get the tears going, it's worth a minute to enjoy. From digg on November 20, 2006 at 11:32 p.m..


How Current TV Works A Q&A with one of Current TV's higher ups -- to see how the site stays fresh with viewer created content and what is in store for online video now that its hit a popular threshold. From digg on November 20, 2006 at 11:32 p.m..


Wii sensor bar doesn’t send any signal to the Console The sensor bar doesn’t send any signal to the Wii, it just got the power from the console and send a pace signal to be picked by the wiimote and not the other way around, so most of the job is done by the wiimote From digg on November 20, 2006 at 11:32 p.m..


PSP users screwed by Sony; PS1 gaming requires PS3! Though Sony representatives said the PS1 gaming capabilities to be introduced in the 3.00 firmware would not require a PS3 over a month ago, the new 3.00 online manual says otherwise. Way to support the PSP, Sony. From digg on November 20, 2006 at 11:32 p.m..


Finally! The REAL Harry Potter full-length Trailer! Straight from WB. Thanks, WB. I still like you, no matter what they say. From digg on November 20, 2006 at 11:32 p.m..


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