Wii sells 600,000 in one week! Zelda attach rate is 75% Nintendo’s new Wii video game system sold through to more than 600,000 consumers in the Americas in just its first eight days of availability. That’s a rate of nearly one per second continuously since the November 19 launch. From digg on November 27, 2006 at 10:32 p.m..
MSNBC, NBC News To Use The Phrase 'Civil War' To Describe Iraq MSNBC and NBC News have decided to begin referring to the civil war raging in Iraq as a "civil war," despite White House objections. ThinkProgress has the video. From digg on November 27, 2006 at 10:32 p.m..
Free Services for Your Cellphone Don't pay your provider a cent more than you have to. From digg on November 27, 2006 at 10:32 p.m..
Atheists Agonistes The current counterattack on religion cloaks a renewed and intense anxiety within secular society that the story of the Enlightenment may be more illusory than real. From digg on November 27, 2006 at 10:32 p.m..
Worlds Smallest Digg Logo From the Digg Blog."My friend Karen has just created the worlds smallest Digg logo at ~2 microns". Very cool picture. From digg on November 27, 2006 at 10:32 p.m..
imakeprofile: making it easier to manage your iusethis apps This nifty new app sends a list of your applications you have installed and compares it to your apps on iUseThis.com. Presenting you with a list of applications you prefer but haven't installed. Great to use when installing applications on another computer or after a reinstall. From digg on November 27, 2006 at 10:32 p.m..
Super Mario Bros: DECONSTRUCTULATED! Deconstructulator, an interactive visualization by Ben Fry, reveals the inner workings of the original Nintendo Entertainment System's sprite memory while you play Super Mario Bros. Originally part of the Ars Electronica 2003 CODE exhibition. From digg on November 27, 2006 at 10:32 p.m..
Early sketch of Stonehenge found hey got the date wrong by some 3,000 years, but the oldest detailed drawing of Stonehenge, apparently based on first hand observation, has turned up in a 15th century manuscript. From digg on November 27, 2006 at 9:32 p.m..
Invention: Body-wired Headphones Sony's Tokyo research lab has found a way to connect headphones to portable music and video players without the need for fiddly wiring. They simply feed an audio signal straight through the listener's body. From digg on November 27, 2006 at 9:32 p.m..
ScrapeTorrent 2.0 Beta Goes Live ScrapeTorrent goes 2.0! From digg on November 27, 2006 at 9:32 p.m..
Incredible Wildlife Photos (really) Nature never ceases to amaze... From digg on November 27, 2006 at 9:32 p.m..
Man Tries To Rob Gas Station With Uniformed Cop In Line A masked gunman walked into a gas station and demanded money, apparently not noticing that the line at the counter included a uniformed police officer. From digg on November 27, 2006 at 9:32 p.m..
Human Rights Day 2006 Writing Contest Students between the ages of eight and 18 are invited to share their thoughts on how to tackle poverty and protect human rights. The deadline is 10 December 2006. From EdNA Online on November 27, 2006 at 9:31 p.m..
Australian Association of Career Counsellors National Conference 2007 The sixteenth National Conference of the Australian Association of Career Counsellors (AACC) will focus on the theme of 'journeys'. The conference will have four key strands: strategic leadership, policy practitioners, training cultural diversity and public policy research. From EdNA Online on November 27, 2006 at 9:31 p.m..
Australian Council for Private Education and Training gala dinner The Australian Council for Private Education and Training (ACPET) will celebrate its fifteenth anniversary with a gala dinner. The dinner will be a tribute to members and colleagues who have played key roles in ACPET's growth and development over the last 15 years. From EdNA Online on November 27, 2006 at 9:31 p.m..
Free cable TV on the web Streamick.com is a free web TV aggregator with more then 300 real TV channels to choose from. NBC, ABC, ESPN, BBC1 and many more, organized in categories and ranked by the site users, completely for free.. From digg on November 27, 2006 at 8:32 p.m..
'9 out of 10 e-mails now spam' The number of "spam" messages has tripled since June and now accounts for as many as nine out of 10 e-mails sent worldwide, according to U.S. email security company Postini. From digg on November 27, 2006 at 8:32 p.m..
Beatles music to start entering UK public domain in 2012? A government-sponsored intellectual property review is expected to conclude that the UK should not extend the copyright over sound recordings from 50 to 95 years. The recording industry is less than pleased. From digg on November 27, 2006 at 8:32 p.m..
Xbox 360 outsells PS3 and Wii? Microsoft's console trounces its recently launched next-gen rivals, says, err, Microsoft... From digg on November 27, 2006 at 8:32 p.m..
US Govt Takes $17,430 (avg) from Every Working Person: Where does it go? Directly and indirectly, $17,430 is what the Federal gov takes each year, on average, from each American who works, not to mention the big chunk out of their lives taken through regulation. Who gets this $17,430 after it is extracted from working men and women? This list suggests that most of the taxes paid do not come back to working people. From digg on November 27, 2006 at 8:32 p.m..
Peyton Manning fastest player in NFL History to 3,000 completions It took Manning only 139 games to reach 3,000 completions. Dan Marino and Drew Bledsoe previously shared the record at 146 games. From digg on November 27, 2006 at 7:32 p.m..
Man gambles life savings on one spin. Double or Nothing! Ashley Revell sold everything he owned, travelled to Las Vegas and bet it all on one spin of the roulette wheel. He bet $136,000 and this is what happened... From digg on November 27, 2006 at 7:32 p.m..
HALF-LIFE Reloaded Awesome shockwave demo in your browser.Less than 500KB to download! From digg on November 27, 2006 at 7:32 p.m..
Just What is the Federal Reserve? What Does It Do & Why? Video here This is economics and history as they are meant to be: fascinating, informative, and motivating. Most Americans have no idea of what the central bank does to the economy, or to their own economic lives; of how and why it was founded and operates; or of the sound money and banking that could end the statism, inflation, and business cycles From digg on November 27, 2006 at 7:32 p.m..
Buddha on the brain Ex-monk B. Alan Wallace explains what Buddhism can teach Western scientists, why reincarnation should be taken seriously and what it's like to study meditation with the Dalai Lama. From digg on November 27, 2006 at 7:32 p.m..
Optimus-103 will NOT have color display keys! It seemed too good to be true. There will not be color on this model. The next keyboard will have color. Looks like I am going to have to wait another 1.5 years. From digg on November 27, 2006 at 7:32 p.m..
Test your Skill on the Idiot Test Neat little game to test your memory and logic From digg on November 27, 2006 at 6:32 p.m..
Severe Zelda Glitch Could Prevent You From Beating the Game When you save in the room with the cannon and have to warp the cannon out, you could get stuck permanently! Watch this video for more details. From digg on November 27, 2006 at 6:32 p.m..
The Latest on Smurfs Movie Producer Jordan Kerner ("Charlotte's Web", "George of the Jungle 2") gave Moviehole a bit of an update on his forthcoming projects today, including the feature film version of "The Smurfs". From digg on November 27, 2006 at 6:32 p.m..
Poll: Giuliani, McCain, Obama rank high with voters, Kerry in last place A poll released today asked voters to rate their feelings for 20 leaders on a scale of 0 to 100. Americans have the warmest feelings about former New York City Mayor Rudy Giuliani, Republican Sen. John McCain and Democratic Sen. Barack Obama. President Bush finished 15th out of 20, and John Kerry finished last. From digg on November 27, 2006 at 6:32 p.m..
Generate your own customized Travel Map Check off a list of the countries that you have traveled to and automatically generate a cool looking world map coloring in the places that you have been. From digg on November 27, 2006 at 6:32 p.m..
Legend of Zelda exists as two time lines?! Check out this summary of the games that includes an explanation of the story line. It explains the time line and how it may have split because of Ocarina of Time From digg on November 27, 2006 at 6:32 p.m..
McGwire goes on Hall ballot along with Gwynn and Ripken Mark McGwire, Tony Gwynn and Cal Ripken Jr. headline the first-time candidates on the baseball writers' ballot for the 2007 U.S. Hall of Fame released on Monday, with McGwire expected to be the most disputed choice. From digg on November 27, 2006 at 6:32 p.m..
How the First-Down Line Works Sportvision, a company based in New York City, debuted its "1st and Ten" system on September 27, 1998, and football fans everywhere rejoiced! Sportvision provides ESPN and Fox Sports with the ability to enhance their football telecasts with this technology. In this article, we'll look at how the 1st and Ten system works. From digg on November 27, 2006 at 6:32 p.m..
Do humans explode in the vacuum of space? In scores of science fiction stories, hapless adventurers find themselves unwittingly introduced to the vacuum of space without proper protection. The ill-fated adventurers rapidly swell like over-inflated balloons, ultimately bursting in a gruesome spray of blood. Neat. But what REALLY happens if the human body is exposed to the vacuum of space? From digg on November 27, 2006 at 6:32 p.m..
Newegg [H]oliday 2006 Overclocking System Build Guide Do you have money to spend, but don’t know what to spend it on? Today we reach out to help simplify the system build purchasing process with two Intel Core 2 Duo based systems built to fit different budgets. And both are overclocking monsters to boot! From digg on November 27, 2006 at 6:32 p.m..
The sixteen pound bowling ball flash drive I got sick and tired of losing flash drives, so I've embedded my flash drive into a regulation sixteen pound bowling ball. Think this might be the perfect Christmas gift for that special someone? From digg on November 27, 2006 at 6:32 p.m..
Adobe Photoshop CS 2 Tutorial - Clean Sketches (good tutorial!) Create a clean sketch from an image in this simple tutorial. From digg on November 27, 2006 at 6:32 p.m..
Cyborg metaphysics The pitfalls of dealing lightly with metaphysics in a 700-word news item can't be underestimated. Most readers, understandably, didn't accept my claim that it's impossible for an AI to achieve human intelligence. From digg on November 27, 2006 at 5:32 p.m..
MPAA Lobbying for Home Theater Regulations The MPAA is lobbying congress to push through a new bill that would make unauthorized home theaters illegal. The group feels that all theaters should be sanctioned, whether they be commercial settings or at home. From digg on November 27, 2006 at 5:32 p.m..
Muslim kicked out of mosque for objecting to terrorism Muslim stated that Zawahri and bin Laden were cowards, getting young and ignorant men to become suicide bombers to kill innocent civilians. And for stating those facts he was kicked out of his mosque From digg on November 27, 2006 at 5:32 p.m..
Youtube Makes The Move On Tv'S "Old Rich People" Several marketing companies have done user surveys to find out exactly who is watching YouTube videos. The answer may surprise you, and scare the TV execs. From digg on November 27, 2006 at 5:32 p.m..
Sleepwalking into a Surveillance Society We no longer have any real privacy From digg on November 27, 2006 at 5:32 p.m..
13 things that do not make sense What scientists still don't understand about the universe and life. From digg on November 27, 2006 at 5:32 p.m..
New Democracy Player - Faster, Faster, Faster! The newest version of Democracy Player (released today) is much faster and uses WAY less RAM. You gotta get it! If you don't know, it's a video player / RSS app that's free / open-source for Windows, Linux, and OS X. From digg on November 27, 2006 at 5:32 p.m..
What's on Kevin Smith's iPod is "too great, actually" to be published Kevin Smith was recently asked to make his celebrity iTunes playlist. "My contact (at Apple) said he’s never had this problem before. He said yours is the best they’ve ever received and he wishes they could make it work." They couldn't make it work. So here's Kevin's unpublished playlist, complete with his customary comedic commentary. From digg on November 27, 2006 at 5:32 p.m..
Wreath w/ peace sign banned in Denver subdivision The president of a Denver subdivision says that he'll fine the homeowner $25/day for it. He thinks its an anti-war protest somehow and said that "residents have also believed it was a symbol of Satan." From digg on November 27, 2006 at 5:32 p.m..
Eight reasons why Ubuntu is the Linux poster child If you haven't made the switch to Ubuntu, now is the time. From digg on November 27, 2006 at 4:32 p.m..
Rebuilding Legos Obsessions The masters of the plastic universe are baffled. From their imaginations, their computers, from their calloused fingers, magnificent kingdoms have sprung. They can re-create the Seven Wonders of the World in a literal snap. But now they huddle in their model shop of Legoland California and contemplate the seemingly impossible ... From digg on November 27, 2006 at 4:32 p.m..
The God Who Wasn't There - Full Documentary Documentary filmmaker Brian Flemming examines the Bible and discusses the history of early Christianity, raising doubts as to whether the New Testament personage Jesus ever really existed. From digg on November 27, 2006 at 4:32 p.m..
The old saying: 'Money Can't Buy Happiness'...false. "Ed Diener, a University of Illinois psychologist, said that the connection was complex but that very rich people rated substantially higher in satisfaction with life than very poor people did, even within wealthy nations. “There is overwhelming evidence that money buys happiness,” said Andrew Oswald..." From digg on November 27, 2006 at 4:32 p.m..
Michael Vick flips off fans (photo) Sure to be a media firestorm in the next few days, Falcons QB Michael VIck was photographed giving the middle finger to a group of fans on Sunday. From digg on November 27, 2006 at 4:32 p.m..
Penn and Teller: Bullshit! War on Drugs Penn and Teller make the argument that the war on drugs is plain and simple worthless bullshit. Very interesting to see the arguments from both sides. I totally agree that at the very least marijuana should be made legal, considering it's actually less harmful than alcohol and tobacco. Heck, even George Washington grew cannabis crops and smoked it! From digg on November 27, 2006 at 4:32 p.m..
Army Game Proves U.S. Can't Lose The developer behind a new military recruitment video game complains that he wasn't allowed to program realistic enemies that learn from their mistakes and adapt to circumstances. From digg on November 27, 2006 at 4:32 p.m..
Nintendo Says You Need To Be In Shape To Play The Wii It's Wii-Day+8 and gamers around the country are simultaneously discovering one thing: they're wildly out of shape. With gamers complaining of sore muscles, Nintendo's response is "If people are finding themselves sore, they may need to exercise more." From digg on November 27, 2006 at 4:32 p.m..
ASK A NINJA ON CNN !! check it out! CNN's Carol Lin sits down and interviews ask a ninja's creators From digg on November 27, 2006 at 4:32 p.m..
Beatles music to be public domain, UK copyright stays at 50 The UK will not extend the copyright period on sound recordings. The decision means that the earliest official recordings from The Beatles will be out of copyright in 2013. From digg on November 27, 2006 at 4:32 p.m..
Residents spar over a peace sign A homeowners association in southwestern Colorado has threatened to fine a resident $25 a day until she removes a Christmas wreath with a peace sign that some say is an anti-Iraq war protest or a symbol of Satan. From digg on November 27, 2006 at 4:32 p.m..
256GB paper storage claims simply don't add up "Storing digital information on paper dates back to the earliest days of computing. When I was a little kid, my dad used to bring home punched cards from his job programming a mainframe computer at Vancouver General Hospital..." From digg on November 27, 2006 at 4:32 p.m..
The Day I Walked Out On the PS3 A hardcore gamer waits in line for a Nintendo Wii but none were found. Four PlayStation 3 consoles roll off the truck at that moment he arrives and he's given the chance to buy them. He walks away from the "bundle" offer without a single PlayStation 3 after realizing it wasn't worth the cost. Has Sony's hype dwindled so quickly? From digg on November 27, 2006 at 4:32 p.m..
FINALLY!!!!.........Beatles: only on iTunes? After years of refusing to make the move to MP3, the Beatles may give Steve Jobs' iTunes an exclusive. Fortune has learned that iTunes is close to a deal to bring the Beatles catalog online. Apple Computer is said to be angling to become the exclusive online music store for the Beatles for a limited window of time.... From digg on November 27, 2006 at 4:32 p.m..
Steve, are you with me? Ever wonder what it is like to do sharp high G turns in a fighter? Well lets watch Steve. They are doing around 6-8 Gs. From digg on November 27, 2006 at 4:32 p.m..
Mad World: Gears ad propels song to #1 on iTunes It appears the Gears of War "Mad World" advertisement has done more than just augment sales of the game. The somber 2001 Gary Jules and Michael Andrews cover of Mad World, originally released by Tears for Fears in 1982, hit number one on the iTunes top sales charts yesterday, according to fan site Gearheads of War. From digg on November 27, 2006 at 4:32 p.m..
NBC Nightly News to show LESS commercials thanks to single sponsor deal This is pretty big news for stations trying to combat DVRs and the Internet..."A week from tonight, viewers of the “NBC Nightly News With Brian Williams” will be able to watch more news - and fewer commercials - as a result of a sponsorship deal with the Philips Electronics North America Corporation." From digg on November 27, 2006 at 4:32 p.m..
NEW Smash Bros UPDATE from Masahiro Sakurai director of Super Smash Bros This is Masahiro Sakurai of Sora, director of Super Smash Bros. Brawl. Hello.So, the Wii has launched. Are you enjoying it?As I sit here writing this, it has not yet released where I am, but I am enjoying it nonetheless! From digg on November 27, 2006 at 4:32 p.m..
Browsing the Web from an 1984 Apple II Computer What would the web have looked like if it was invented in 1984? This video shows web browsing on an 1984 Apple II computer running the Contiki operating system and its web browser. To connect the Internet a custom-built Ethernet card is required. From digg on November 27, 2006 at 4:32 p.m..
How HD Radio Works I'm sure by now you've heard the flow of advertisements telling you to make the switch to HD Radio. But what is it really and how does it work? Check it out. From digg on November 27, 2006 at 4:32 p.m..
Download the Complete Documentary of "Jesus Camp" with BitTorrent Jesus Camp is a documentary about a Christian summer camp where children are brainwashed to believe in Christianity for life. One child is conditioned to believe the Earth is 6,000 years old through a cartoon. He is home schooled, and learns physical science from a book that attempts to reconcile the creationist account with scientific principles. From digg on November 27, 2006 at 2:32 p.m..
Hideo Kojima: "I Miss The Rumble" In a recent issue of The Official PlayStation Magazine UK, famed game creator Hideo Kojima talked about his upcoming Metal Gear Solid 4, and the SIXAXIS controller: "We can't say how we'll use the motion-sensing functionality specifically but we'll use it for sure... That said, I miss the rumble, and even now I hope it will come back." From digg on November 27, 2006 at 2:32 p.m..
UbuntuLite - for older computers and light use users UbuntuLite is a stripped down version of Ubuntu for use on older machines and/or by folks who just aren’t computer savvy. From digg on November 27, 2006 at 2:32 p.m..
Timeline in Pictures from 1983: Unix/Linux, Apple, Windows GUI evolution! A great time line in pictures showing the evolution of Operating Systems and their graphics. The first commercial OS GUI was in 1983 by Apple. Unix and Windows joined later. Some great screen shots that are a joy to view over and over again. KDE joined later in 1998 and Gnome in 1999. The two are developing fast, particularly KDE. From digg on November 27, 2006 at 2:32 p.m..
GUIDE: "Hack" the Wii Shop Channel and turn it into a functional Browser! This is a guide that I wrote showing how to modify the Wii Shop Channel to make it visit web pages. Includes Back, Forward, Refresh, Google buttons, and Onscreen keyboard. Enjoy! From digg on November 27, 2006 at 2:32 p.m..
For Iraq police, staying alive is goal FALLUJAH, Iraq - The 22-year-old police officer wraps a black scarf around his face when on patrol. He sleeps in the station and sees his new bride only a few hours a month. He watches his colleagues get shot and blown to pieces and wonders if he will be next. "If they find out who I am, they will kill me within the hour." From digg on November 27, 2006 at 2:32 p.m..
Top 20 Inventive Homicides 8. Military Sargent John Joe Winter killed his "two timing wife" by loading her car with Trintynitrate explosive (similar to C4). The Ford Taurus was filled with 750 kilograms of explosives, forming a force twice as powerful as the Oklahoma Bombing. No trace of the wife or car was found, only a 55 metre deep crater and 500 metres of missing road. From digg on November 27, 2006 at 2:32 p.m..
Shuttleworth: It was an invitation, not a conspiracy "I think it may be worth having public “town hall meeting” in the usual Ubuntu style to discuss the invitation and make sure everyone has a fair chance to air their views. Feel free to continue to comment on this blog." From digg on November 27, 2006 at 2:32 p.m..
.17 Cal Browning Desk Top Machine Gun Could this be the perfect office warfare weapon? From digg on November 27, 2006 at 2:32 p.m..
New Wii Virtual Console titles released today According to Nintendo's VC page, the following titles are now available: NES: Baseball, Tennis, Ice Hockey, Urban Champ. SEGA: Columns, Dr. Robo's mean bean machine, Ecco, Golden Axe, Gunstar Heroes, Ristar, Space Harrier II, Toejam and Earl, TGFX: Dungeon Explorer, Superstar Soldier, Victory Run. Now where's Bionic Commando?? From digg on November 27, 2006 at 2:32 p.m..
Cracking Windows xp accounts See a video of how to crack xp accounts. From digg on November 27, 2006 at 1:32 p.m..
Absolutely Stunning Spiderman 3 Case Mod This gorgeous case will at least get you your Spiderman fix until may 4th. I just can't wait for this movie! From digg on November 27, 2006 at 1:32 p.m..
Why do Americans ask why Muslims don't condemn terrorism? It's true. Many Muslims do condemn terrorism - we just don't hear about it in the American news media. It seems strange that many Americans keep asking a question originating four years ago by a few conservative talking heads and so-called experts. So why does the question persist? The answer is simple. From digg on November 27, 2006 at 1:32 p.m..
Microsoft CONFIRM Xbox 360 price cut! "Microsoft's Robbie Bach has revealed that the firm’s current priority is bringing the Xbox 360’s hardware costs down – and believes that Sony won’t be able to compete when it cuts the console's retail price. " From digg on November 27, 2006 at 1:32 p.m..
How To Compile A Kernel - The CentOS Way Each distribution has some specific tools to build a custom kernel from the sources. This article is about compiling a kernel on CentOS systems. It describes how to build a custom kernel using the latest unmodified kernel sources from www.kernel.org (vanilla kernel) so that you are independent from the kernels supplied by your distribution. From digg on November 27, 2006 at 1:32 p.m..
Super Mario 64 for Wii renders at much higher resolution than N64 original The only Nintendo 64 title available for the Wii's Virtual Console right now is Super Mario 64. A nice first choice - but a close look shows that Nintendo went well beyond basic emulation in the case of this title. The Wii Virtual Console version of SM64 has been modified to render at 4x the 320x240-pixel screenmode of the N64 original! (See pics) From digg on November 27, 2006 at 1:32 p.m..
Stunning size 12 model branded 'too fat' for TV competition Compare the size 12 model with the scarily underweight model in the same bathing suit. "This is what a real woman should look like." From digg on November 27, 2006 at 1:32 p.m..
12 Year Old Prodigy Compared To Mozart He is now 14 and has written 5 symphonies There is a composer studying at New York’s renowned Juilliard School who some say is the greatest talent to come along in 200 years. He’s written five full-length symphonies, and he’s only 12 years old. From digg on November 27, 2006 at 1:32 p.m..
Hacking a Windows XP password prompt with a graphing calculator I'm skeptical whether this is real or not... From digg on November 27, 2006 at 1:32 p.m..
How to recharge regular alkaline batteries "Afroman's guide", he recharged a normal 9 volt battery with a few tricks. From digg on November 27, 2006 at 1:32 p.m..
Fake iMac made from Apple Studio Display monitor case and a mini ITX mb. Mini ITX and 17" LCD screen mounted into (CRT) Apple Studio Display monitor case, running Ubuntu. Build photos, and video-demos - A sweet mod! From digg on November 27, 2006 at 1:32 p.m..
Wii Sports: Airplane Now that everyone has gotten their Wiis, played the games and have been wowed. We ask what is next. Check out this footage of Wii Sports: Airplane, due out some time next year. Looks like Wii sports is Nintendo's new franchise. From digg on November 27, 2006 at 1:32 p.m..
The Perfect Temperature Coffee Every Sip Until now, coffee lovers faced a compromise—either try to blow on it, add ice, wait patiently or burn your mouth. Compromise no more! The patented, thermodynamic science of BRUGO gives you the power to immediately enjoy the most vibrant flavor at the perfect drinking temperature. And because you only cool each sip, the remaining coffee stays hot. From digg on November 27, 2006 at 1:32 p.m..
Culter to replace Plummer as Broncos QB Head coach Mike Shanahan will turn to rookie Jay Cutler to replace incumbent Jake Plummer for the rest of the season, starting with the team's Dec. 3 game against Seattle...team sources confirmed to ESPN's Chris Mortensen that Cutler will take over. ESPN.com's John Clayton said there's "no question Cutler will be the starter against the Seahawks. From digg on November 27, 2006 at 1:32 p.m..
French Parliament Dumping Windows For Linux Study by tech services company convinced Assemblee Nationale that switch will be cost-effective. From digg on November 27, 2006 at 1:32 p.m..
Super Mario Galaxy in 60 fps "There has been some updated info about Super Mario Galaxy that popped up concerning the Nintendo World 2006 events. First up, it appears that Super Mario Galaxy will be playable at future Nintenwo World 2006 events. That should make some Japanese gamers extremely excited! Second, the game is reported to run at a silky 60 Framers per second." From digg on November 27, 2006 at 11:32 a.m..
HelpMii.com - A Wii Browser Friendly GameFaqs.com HelpMii.com is a new start up trying to create a Wii Browser Friendly Web site that will serve game walkthroughs, cheats, and secrets. Help it grow by spreading the word or submitting content! From digg on November 27, 2006 at 11:32 a.m..
Student arrested for making $1.3 MILLION selling online game items. He started selling items such as weapons and currency for online games through an Internet auction site in April this year, without obtaining the appropriate residency status. Wang, living in Kumamoto, has admitted that he sold the virtual goods for about 6 million yen ($US 1.3 Million) From digg on November 27, 2006 at 11:32 a.m..
McDonalds Counter-Strike Counter Strike at a McDonalds store. Either they are too bored or this is the best place to work. From digg on November 27, 2006 at 11:32 a.m..
Use bittorrent anonymously! If you find yourself downloading questionable content routinely it might be a good idea to mask your i.p. address. Using this method drastically decreases your chances of ever being sued by the **AA. From digg on November 27, 2006 at 11:32 a.m..
Britney Spears goes Commando in a Skirt! So Paris...er, i mean Britney Spears decided to leave her knickers at home when hitting the night clubs with new BFF, Paris Ho-Town. It's really amazing how fast Paris can turn a trailor trash embarassment like Britney into a respectable party skank with such ease... two more drinks and we got ourselves another Tara Reid! From digg on November 27, 2006 at 11:32 a.m..
Apple's iPods take Top 5 Spots for MP3 Players on Amazon (8 in Top 10!) How is Micosoft's Zune doing? It's hovering around #18 or #19. The List updates every hour -- this order is as of 2:55pm Sunday (Nov 26). It may be interesting to see what moves up and down the list as the shopping season progresses From digg on November 27, 2006 at 11:32 a.m..
The Greatest Highlight Ever Plano East is down 41-17 with 3 minutes to go. What happens next can only be described as 'surreal'. Or 'amazing'. Or 'surrealistically amazing'.This video combines the elements of great sports drama and extreme schadenfreude, all while providing a subtle social commentary on the importance placed on Texas high school football. From digg on November 27, 2006 at 11:32 a.m..
360 View From World's Tallest Apartment Building Taken from the 77th floor of the Q1 Tower in Surfers Paradise Australia and set to the music of KOMPRESSOR. From digg on November 27, 2006 at 11:32 a.m..
101 Things You Do NOT Want Your System Administrator To Say A little bit of old-school packetstorm humor ;) From digg on November 27, 2006 at 10:32 a.m..
Google.org Begins Hiring to Save the Planet Google's philanthropic arm has started hiring employees to help make the world a better place in several key areas — including global poverty, climate change and global public health. Today, a link was posted on the Google.org website to a list of job openings they are looking to fill. From digg on November 27, 2006 at 10:32 a.m..
Radio Shack Catalog featuring 16MHz PC for only $2599 Good stuff here, including "OS/2 Ready" and "3 1/4 inch disk drive stores 1.4 million characters per disk" From digg on November 27, 2006 at 10:32 a.m..
By Far The Funniest Cracked Out Nerd Waiting Inline For Nintendo Wii Nerd talks about waiting for a Wii and gives his thoughts on PS3! From digg on November 27, 2006 at 10:32 a.m..
The Next Generation of USB Missile Launcher - Laser Guidance! We've preached the merits of USB missile launchers before, which is why this new product is such important news. The $50 Striker II is the "next generation" USB missile launcher, featuring a class 3 "laser guidance system" for better aiming. From digg on November 27, 2006 at 10:31 a.m..
Seeking Executive to Tame the Digital Future In the last few weeks, there has been a stampede of change involving the top Internet executives at big media companies. Most significant, Jonathan F. Miller, the chairman and chief executive of AOL, was replaced at that Time Warner division by Randy Falco, a 31-year veteran of NBC Universal. From digg on November 27, 2006 at 10:31 a.m..
Give them to us! The 10 most wanted upcoming PC games Here is a list of the top 10 most anticipated upcoming PC games. With Windows Vista and DirectX 10 just around the corner, PC games are beginning to look better than ever, and these upcoming PC games may help give computer gaming a good boot in the butt. From digg on November 27, 2006 at 10:31 a.m..
The Colbert Report: The Word: Back Off Old Man Stephen has something to say on behalf of the president and all sons everywhere.... From digg on November 27, 2006 at 10:31 a.m..
The Age of Consent Around the World This table lists different countries around the world, and shows the ages in at which people of different sexualities can legally have sex. From digg on November 27, 2006 at 10:31 a.m..
Casino Royale biggest global Bond ever... #1 overseas with $224 mil already 007 so far is doing Da Vinci Code-like biz in all 50 countries where it's opened No. 1 (except the U.S. where it opened No. 2). There were 18 new international debuts for Casino Royale (in Paris theater, at left) this week - all #1 From digg on November 27, 2006 at 10:31 a.m..
Social lending the next Web 2.0 phenomenon - Part II Yesterday I wrote an article about a report that was just published about social lending. Since the article became very popular over the past day, I thought it might be interesting to take a deeper look at Zopa and Prosper to see what they offer to both the borrower and the lender. From digg on November 27, 2006 at 10:31 a.m..
Use LaTeX instead of Microsoft Word, even if it's not for math An article describing how LaTeX can often be easier than word processors, and what LaTeX code looks like. From digg on November 27, 2006 at 10:31 a.m..
Angry Nintendo Nerd Re-Enacts Sega vs. Nintendo Console War The Angry Nintendo Nerd is back and he’s doing a little puppet show for all of the kiddies. The subject? Sega vs. Nintendo. He basically gives a brief overview of all that occurred between Sega and Nintendo in the old-school console wars. From digg on November 27, 2006 at 10:31 a.m..
Students Weight In on the Draft - With Overwhelming Opposition "Someone shouldn't be forced to die or kill for something they don't think is right or something they don't believe in," was a response that echoed the common sentiment. Wrote another, "Why reinstate the draft? Because young adults are beginning to realize that they're not willing to fight for our country anymore. We are sick of hopeless, doomed From digg on November 27, 2006 at 10:31 a.m..
Google shuts down Gaia efforts with cease and desist Gaia was an open source 3D earth viewer — in their own words: "an attempt to reverse engineer famous Google Earth and implement its functionality in open, portable, customizable and extendable way." Last week, it was featured on the Google Operating System blog, no doubt what tipped off Google to its existence. From digg on November 27, 2006 at 10:31 a.m..
The WOW signal "Wow" remains the strongest and clearest signal ever received from an unknown source in space, as well as the most fascinating and unexplainable. From digg on November 27, 2006 at 10:31 a.m..
Have we raised a generation of technology drones? Microsoft's domination in the office and now educational desktop seems to have led to a generation of technology drones. How can competition exist when anything not produced by Microsoft is considered to be a lesser product? From digg on November 27, 2006 at 10:31 a.m..
iPhone will sport mini OS X? iPhone to run Leopard? From digg on November 27, 2006 at 10:31 a.m..
Xerox Seeks Erasable Form of Paper for Copiers "The printed information on the document “disappears” within 16 hours. The documents can be reused more quickly by simply placing them in the copier paper tray. The researchers said that individual pieces of paper had been printed on up to 50 times, and the only current limit in the process appears to be paper life." From digg on November 27, 2006 at 10:31 a.m..
Religious Freaks Gone Wild Title says it all From digg on November 27, 2006 at 10:31 a.m..
Video: Osaka Japan's Apple Store 'Dynamic Animated' iPod & Mac Promotion This beautiful animation advertises the iPods and Macs on holiday special at Japan's Osaka Apple Store From digg on November 27, 2006 at 10:31 a.m..
Man stabbed Four Times for not Washing his Hands by Hygiene Crazed Idiot A stabbing occured outside a Sports Bar after one customer thought another failed to wash his hands after using the bathroom. Witnesses told police Kisiah confronted the customer and two of his friends, calling them names, telling them they were dirty and threatening to "slash their throats." From digg on November 27, 2006 at 10:31 a.m..
The ingenuity of cryptanalysts I've been a long-time critic of Digital Rights Management (DRM), not so much on philosophical grounds but on practical grounds—I just don't see how it can be made robust enough and secure enough. Those cunning cryptanalysts have come up with a theoretical timing attack against DRM which just completely undermines the concept of DRM on multi-tasking general purpose CPUs, including all desktop computers. Cryptanalysts already known the time taken to make different calcula From StuartYeates's blog on November 27, 2006 at 10:31 a.m..
A Web Based Operating System - eyeOS This days I have been reading about a possible Google WebOS and came across EyeOS, a free (open source) web operating system that handles a web office, PIM, games, etc, and can be installed in any server with PHP. It entirely runs inside the browser. Can be downloaded from eyeos.org. From digg on November 27, 2006 at 2:39 a.m..
Christian School Principal Walks out on Interview with Former Student Brian Flemming, a former fundamentalist Christian, goes back to interview the superintendent of his Christian grade school. The interview grows heated when Flemming questions the wisdom of teaching children religious dogma as fact. The scene is from the documentary, "The God Who Wasn’t There". From digg on November 27, 2006 at 2:39 a.m..
Scottish Blacksmith creates full scale Master Sword A Scottish blacksmith was commissioned to make a replica of the Master Sword. It looks pretty incredible and for $3,300 it should be. I wonder what that price is in rupees... From digg on November 27, 2006 at 2:39 a.m..
Review: Sabayon Linux 3.2 "We took a look at Sabayon 3.0 a few months ago and were greatly impressed. The developers haven't taken a break since that time, and now 3.2 is upon us. We are diving in heads first to see what's new and what's been updated." One word sums this distro up: "Stunning." Check it out, then head straight to the download site! From digg on November 27, 2006 at 2:39 a.m..
68% Of Diggs Go Dugg WITHOUT Viewing Strange Statistic? Did you expect it? Just look at this item: 800+ diggs and not even 300 views. People must really trust the poster because in my opinion, it's not nearly the funniest commercial ever. (With Picture) From digg on November 27, 2006 at 2:39 a.m..
Wii : Realtime Online Inventory Status Checks eBay, eCost, WalMart, Sams Club, EB Games, JC Penney, CostCo, Circuit City, Amazon and TechDepot every minute. Auto-refresh FTW. From digg on November 27, 2006 at 2:39 a.m..
WikiMatrix The site allows users to compare different wiki programs. It also has a forum for discussion of wiki software and features. From EdNA Online on November 27, 2006 at 2:38 a.m..
Child as a learner This is the first in a two part article which explores how young children learn languages and what teachers can do to help them and their parents to make this process more enjoyable and positive. It covers: when to start language learning; what stops children from learning; how children learn languages; getting parents involved; learning styles; and also tips and activities for language learning. From EdNA Online on November 27, 2006 at 2:38 a.m..
$15 million boost for national e-learning strategy The Australian Government has invested a further $15 million in a strategy designed to apply technology to vocational skills training for thousands of Australians. The Australian Flexible Learning Framework, the national training system's e-learning strategy, has been asked to continue its work for another year. E-learning involves the application of electronic media in the delivery of flexible VTE programs, including the use of web, CD-ROM or computer-based learning resources in the classroom, workplace and home. From EdNA Online on November 27, 2006 at 2:38 a.m..
Big hART Big hART is a not for profit arts organisation. Big hART engages people in rural, regional and isolated communities through a variety of long-term arts-based projects. The organisation runs projects around the country with support from a variety of sponsors and funding bodies. From EdNA Online on November 27, 2006 at 2:38 a.m..
$500 million boost for Australian science infrastructure Australian science infrastructure will be significantly upgraded by $500 million in Australian Government funding announced by the Minister for Education, Science and Training, the Hon Julie Bishop MP. This $500 million investment will enable researchers to move ahead on issues of national importance such as climate change, conserving biodiversity and the development of new drugs and therapies. It will also help to address fundamental research in the life sciences, physical sciences and optical and radio astronomy. Further information, including fact sheets, is available at http://www.ncris.de From EdNA Online on November 27, 2006 at 2:38 a.m..
IUEU -- Innovative Universities European Union Centre The IUEU Centre is an initiative by the Innovative Research Universities - Australia group of universities. This network across the continent is the basis for activities including: the expansion of EU-related units and courses available to students in Australia, increased collaboration between Australian and EU researchers, and enhanced opportunities for Australians to study in the EU and vice versa. The Centre provides a national platform for EU guests, including scholars, business leaders, members of government and other VIPS, who visit Australia. From EdNA Online on November 27, 2006 at 2:38 a.m..
International journal of education and development using ICT (IJEDICT) Vol. 2, No. 4 (2006) IJEDICT aims to strengthen links between research and practice in ICT in education and development in hitherto less developed parts of the world, e.g., developing countries (especially small states), and rural and remote regions of developed countries. In this issue: Interactive Child Learning Aid Project (iCLAP): Design and development of an indigenous instructional multimedia model for Nigeria. Joseph Izang Azi; The role of ICTs in the economic development of Africa: The case of South Africa. Kehbuma Langmia; Perceptions of information and communication technology among undergraduate managem From EdNA Online on November 27, 2006 at 2:38 a.m..
Macquarie University - MQtv This multimedia site from Macquarie University contains videoed interviews with academics and researchers ranging across a variety of topics. MQtv provides a space for Macquarie University's intellectuals - its researchers and academics - to go public in a variety of media. Video, podcasts and blogs are also a feature of the site. MQtv also aims to provide to the broader community access to information and knowledge through a meaningful educational resource. From EdNA Online on November 27, 2006 at 2:38 a.m..
The 'growing up' of Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander children: a literature review This literature review was commissioned as part of Footprints in Time - The Longitudinal Study of Indigenous Children, to consolidate what is already known about Indigenous children, and to highlight what information is missing. It considers the data available for understanding the care giving environment of Indigenous children, and child-specific topics such as early childhood, the school years and pathways outside of school. From EdNA Online on November 27, 2006 at 2:38 a.m..
Apple Touch Screen Mac Tablet PC With Docking Station In Mid 2007 Apple researchers have built a full working prototype of a Mac Tablet and companies in Taiwan are now costing a product for a potential launch in mid 2007. I was told that Apple was exploring a neat new touch screen device that is that links to various source devices including a brand new media centre that Apple is planning to launch next year. From digg on November 27, 2006 at 1:45 a.m..
Funny Futureshop "Get a laptop" ad video speaks for itself, enjoi. From digg on November 27, 2006 at 1:45 a.m..
Remembering John Lennon: December 8th Yoko Ono has taken out a full page ad that is running in today's New York Times. The ad (seen in link) asks that December 8th, the day that John Lennon was killed, become a day of healing and helping others. From digg on November 27, 2006 at 1:45 a.m..
Study: Oracle database software has more flaws than SQL Server Microsoft Corp may be taking the most heat among software vendors for security problems but it's not always the one with the worst record. A comparison of vulnerabilities in Microsoft's SQL Server database and Oracle's relational database management products ... shows the latter's products have far more vulnerabilities... From digg on November 27, 2006 at 1:45 a.m..
The Simpsons - Da Ali G Show Parody From the episode "Ice Cream of Margie," Homer prepares himself for his new job as an ice cream man a la the opening of "Da Ali G Show." From digg on November 27, 2006 at 1:45 a.m..
Must be 21 to drink in the US? Not necessarily true in some states... Great map and supporting facts from NIH that show many states in the United States where consumption of alcohol by those under 21 is not necessarily prohibited. In others, there is a "location exemption," where minors can drink at home, for example. The yellow states don't have exceptions whatsoever. You still must be 21 to purchase alcohol. From digg on November 27, 2006 at 1:45 a.m..
Leet Speak On The News - Very Dangerous Online Code Warning to parents: You child may be using a very complicated and dangerous language called "Leet". From digg on November 27, 2006 at 1:45 a.m..
'Happy Feet' and 'Casino Royale' beat newcomers, hold strong at #1 and #2 Despite four new movies in theaters, 'Happy Feet' and 'Casino Royale' remained #1 and #2 at the box office holding strong with $37.9 and $31 million respectively. 'Deja Vu' was the high newcomer at #3 with $20.8 million followed by 'Deck the Halls' at $12 million. 'The Fountain' and 'Tenacious D' both opened in the $3 mllion rannge. From digg on November 27, 2006 at 1:45 a.m..
Marijuana advocate plans to roll the world's biggest joint Los Angeles resident Brett Stone said he aims to usher in 2007 by building a .91-meter (three-foot) cigarette using around 112 grams of marijuana. Stone said he was inspired to try for a record after learning that the previous biggest joint was made with 100 grams. "I thought the world's largest joint would have been a lot larger," said Stone. From digg on November 27, 2006 at 1:45 a.m..
Holy **** Batman, There's Some Funny Hacks On Google's Code Search Eric Case, who works on Open Source and Blogger at Google, blogs about hilarious hacks and comments he found using Google's Code Search. Lots of links to funny pieces of code. Includes analysis of number of ****s per language. Warning: swear words and jokes may appear. From digg on November 27, 2006 at 1:45 a.m..
What It's Like To Travel At The Speed Of Light (video) "Impossible in real life, but feasible in a computer simulation: A tour through the city centre of Tübingen illustrates what we should see when moving at such a high speed." From digg on November 27, 2006 at 1:45 a.m..
What's the Best Embedded Video Player? Comparison between seven online video sites: YouTube, Google Video, MSN Soapbox, Revver, Blip.tv, MyHeavy and Vimeo. One video has been uploaded to all these sites and you can see the differences between embedded Flash players, the video quality and the information displayed next to the video. From digg on November 27, 2006 at 1:45 a.m..
Wii Sports to not be bundled soon? EB Games says Wii Sports is going to be released on 1/1/2007 for $49.99, On the Wii system box, the Wii Sports advertisement is just a sticker, meaning they could easily replace it with another game, like Wii Play, or bundle no game at all. From digg on November 27, 2006 at 1:45 a.m..
Why I got Detention... Damn, getting detention for being right? What's next, failing a course for getting too many questions right? From digg on November 27, 2006 at 1:45 a.m..
Cursor Thief This guy wants your cursor really bad. From digg on November 27, 2006 at 1:45 a.m..
Video: How Will I Die? Narrated pictures on ways you might die (not graphic) - My favorite: 40 Million found dead after P-diddy's Vote or Die campaign fails miserably. From digg on November 27, 2006 at 1:45 a.m..
User-Generated Content Moves Offline JPG Magazine: “We consider ourselves an open source magazine -- participants have access to everything the editors have access to.... In traditional magazines, it’s all about hoarding until that last moment and then going ta-da – buy the magazine!” Issue 7 of JPG Magazine had 2,400 submissions come together to make this great looking photog mag. From digg on November 27, 2006 at 1:45 a.m..
Proof that Nintendo's Wii really is made for ages 8 to 80 I took the Wii over to my in-law's house for Thanksgiving to see just how friendly this new technology is for adults that have done little to no gaming in their life. What follows is a detailed description along with some video. After reading this, you'll have no doubts that the Wii was made not just for gamers, but for everyone. From digg on November 26, 2006 at 11:23 p.m..
Six Lessons From Black Friday 'While it's still too early to tell how retailers made out with that strategy, two hours spent at the flagship Macy's in New York on Black Friday was enough to send me running the other way.I learned six lessons from those two hours. Here they are." From digg on November 26, 2006 at 11:23 p.m..
Stunning Rendition of Optimus Prime (Pics and Video) Poster 3DBlasphemy's idea of how Optimus Prime should look like. This guy is extremely talented. From digg on November 26, 2006 at 11:23 p.m..
3 Tips to Maximize iPod Battery Life "I’m a heavy user of Apple products; more specifically the iPod nano and my lovely Powerbook, so I thought I’d try something new and throw some tips out there on how to maximize the battery life on your iPod." From digg on November 26, 2006 at 11:23 p.m..
MacBook Pro review...or Apple Erotica?! A journalist likes his new MacBook Pro a little too much... From digg on November 26, 2006 at 11:23 p.m..
The day after a party with LOTS of beer... Funny beer commercial From digg on November 26, 2006 at 11:23 p.m..
Windows Desktop Search: Advanced Query Reference The following tables describe the syntax to use with Windows Desktop Search, as well as the properties that can be queried for each category of file displayed in the Desktop Search results window. From digg on November 26, 2006 at 11:23 p.m..
Gears of War Xbox 360 and 1600 Xbox Marketplace Points for $56.99 For a limited time, if you order the adrenaline-pumping new game Gears of War for Xbox 360, you'll get a free card loaded with 1,600 Xbox Live Marketplace Microsoft Points — a $19.99 value. Points can be redeemed to download cool, exclusive Xbox-related stuff. 1. Select the video game. 2. Select the card. 3. Select the Add Items to Cart button. From digg on November 26, 2006 at 11:23 p.m..
Limited Edition Twilight Princess Collector's Box at Target Today! Leisurely flipping through the ads this morning I about fell off the couch when I saw this in Target's ad. In their 'Limited Time Ony!' section is this incredible Twilight Princess collector's box including... From digg on November 26, 2006 at 11:23 p.m..
funniest commercial ever oh those germans... From digg on November 26, 2006 at 11:23 p.m..
Wine 0.9.6 Wine 0.9.26 was released it has: Better support for Unix locale settings, Improved X11 keyboard support, Various MSI fixes, Winecfg improvements, Lots of bug fixes. From digg on November 26, 2006 at 11:23 p.m..
The Last Man on Earth: Free and Legal on BitTorrent "The Last Man on Earth" is a true movie classic based on the famous novel "I Am Legend" by Richard Matheson. The movie was released back in 1964, and has fallen in the public domain, so you're free to download and share it. From digg on November 26, 2006 at 11:23 p.m..
Atheist Sam Harris Destroys Conservative Talk Show Host in Debate "Eighty-three percent of the U.S. population believes that Jesus literally rose from the dead; 53% believe that the universe is 6,000 years old. This is embarrassing. Add to this comedy of false certainties the fact that 44% of Americans are confident that Jesus will return to Earth sometime in the next 50 years..." From digg on November 26, 2006 at 11:23 p.m..
Banned WoW player thretens Blizzard with suicide Kid first tries to bribe the Blizz rep with $3000 on Paypal, then he threatens suicide if his account isn't returned. Something has to wrong if Blizzard has macro replies for suicide threats. From digg on November 26, 2006 at 11:23 p.m..
Best Basketball Basket Ever! You must see it for it to even be comprehensible...almost defies physics From digg on November 26, 2006 at 11:23 p.m..
14 Articles of Impeachment for Bush & Cheney Excellent! Sites violations and laws - several Constitutional violations. Take a poll - at this time 97% agree. From digg on November 26, 2006 at 11:23 p.m..
Top 20 replies by Programmers to Testers when their programs don't work The title said it all, no need to continue with description. From digg on November 26, 2006 at 11:23 p.m..
Alex Albrecht's final Screen Savers Segment Here is the final segment of the Screen Savers in which Alex Albrecht was in. The day after, G4TechTV had cutbacks and laid off numerous employees including Alex. Its kind of sad seeing this video, because its hard to tell if the cast even knew what was coming. From digg on November 26, 2006 at 11:23 p.m..
"Americans Can't Handle Another Impeachment" Is Republican Propaganda. "Americans can't handle another impeachment" isn't a truth. It's a device. Like 'weapons of mass destruction.' 'A mushroom cloud.' 'Gassed his own people.' 'Sought significant quantities of uranium from A-f-r-i-c-a.' These are the sound bytes, the parroted propaganda, which brought us to war. Each is a proven lie, told time and again..." From digg on November 26, 2006 at 11:23 p.m..
Is PS3 shortage an opportunity for Wii? By all accounts getting your hands on a PS3 in North America has been quite difficult, and here’s the reason why. While Sony orginally planned to ship 300,000 to 400,000 PS3s during the launch weekend, according to statements by American Technology Research, Sony actually shipped somewhere between 125,000 and 175,000 units. From digg on November 26, 2006 at 11:23 p.m..
Googled! How the web giant is cashing in on the news Very few companies manage to turn a brand name into a verb. Hoover was one, and these days we do not search the web, we google. The two are linked in that Google stands accused of accumulating advertising, and thus revenue, by hoovering up other people's product and delivering it under their own brand. It is known in the trade as aggregating. From digg on November 26, 2006 at 11:23 p.m..
Cyber Nations, a FREE online nation simulation game Create a nation anywhere in the world and decide how you will rule your people by choosing a government type, a national religion, ethnicity, tax rate, currency type, and more in this new geo-political, nation, and government simulator. From digg on November 26, 2006 at 11:23 p.m..
Hawk eats kids hamster Some kids are playing with a hamster when a hawk comes down and snatches it. From digg on November 26, 2006 at 11:23 p.m..
(VIDEO) Trojan Horse Infiltrates High Security Areas Can you get in high security areas with a Trojan Horse? We mean an ACTUAL Trojan Horse? Apparently, yes. Watch and see From digg on November 26, 2006 at 11:23 p.m..
Multiplayer Wii Tennis An awesome example of the potential fun times to be had with Wii Sports games. Four-player Wii Tennis. From digg on November 26, 2006 at 11:23 p.m..
Zune "is a Complete, Humiliating Failure." The Chicago Sun-Times does not like the Zune. At all. "Do you honestly want morons like this to have power over your music player? Then go ahead and buy a Zune. You'll find that the Zune Planet orbits the music industry's Bizarro World, where users aren't allowed to do anything that isn't in the industry's direct interests." From digg on November 26, 2006 at 11:23 p.m..
Zelda Retrospective DVD on Google Video 50+ minutes! This is all six videos that have been released by gametrailers.com and then created into a DVD by WiiNintendo, now here it is streaming and available for download. All 6 videos edited into one seamless video. From digg on November 26, 2006 at 11:23 p.m..
1st Transformers film image from AICN! Title says it all! From digg on November 26, 2006 at 11:23 p.m..
Video: Ronaldinho Amazing Overhead/Bicycle Goal Many soccer fans stopped breathing when Barcelona’s star Ronaldinho performed an overhead/bicycle kick and scored against Villareal in Camp Nou. From digg on November 26, 2006 at 11:23 p.m..
2OO MPH Nitro RC Car You cannot even tell what it is. From digg on November 26, 2006 at 11:23 p.m..
Atheist student expelled for questioning classmate's belief in leprechauns The discussion moved toward spirituality. Averill, a Game Art Design student and a devoted atheist—sidled over and joined the conversation. One young woman was talking about her belief in energy layers and astral beings. "I jokingly asked her if she believed in leprechauns. It turns out, she does. They live on another energy layer"I jokingly as From digg on November 26, 2006 at 11:23 p.m..
10 OS X Apps You Might Not Know About But Should Here are 10 OS X apps that you might not know about but probably should. With literally thousands of apps out there begging for your attention, this article should help weed through some of the clutter. From digg on November 26, 2006 at 11:23 p.m..
Designing a Thinking Curriculum Designing a Thinking Curriculum provides education professionals with ideas for the implementation of the thinking curriculum in their schools. Aimed at curriculum coordinators, education authority policymakers and teachers, the book comprises commentary and advice from leading experts in the field. Teacher educators and curriculum consultants describe how they have been influenced by theorists, their use of appropriate cognitive theories, and strategies they have developed that will assist teachers to foster higher order thinking skills in their students. The authors suggest strategies for ac From EdNA Online on November 26, 2006 at 11:22 p.m..
School is for me: pathways to student engagement This report contains the findings and school stories of the Fair Go Project (FGP) - research into student engagement in low socio-economic status school communities. The project is a joint research initiative by the New South Wales Department of Education and Training and the University of Western Sydney. From EdNA Online on November 26, 2006 at 11:22 p.m..
Storytime songs This site provides free music activities and games, colouring pages, directions for homemade musical instruments, and also lyrics and guitar chords for many popular children's songs. From EdNA Online on November 26, 2006 at 11:22 p.m..
Western Australian Aboriginal Child Health Survey: Strengthening the capacity of Aboriginal children, families and communities This volume (Volume 4) of the Western Australian Aboriginal Child Health Survey concentrates on family and community factors that influence outcomes for Aboriginal children aged 0 to 17 years using data from carers, young people aged 12 to 17 years and administrative data sources. The report makes 23 recommendations to address a broad range of issues including housing, financial strain, stress and how to boost capability within the Aboriginal community. From EdNA Online on November 26, 2006 at 11:22 p.m..
Children, Youth and Women's Health Service Oration: Nature, nuture and early childhood development This is a slide show from Dr Fraser Mustard, a neuroscientist who, through the Canadian Institute for Advanced Research (CIAR), has built a collaboration with other specialists to develop groundbreaking research in early childhood development. The slide show covers neuroscience, stress, epigenetics, behaviour, literacy, and emphasizes the need to intervene early, often and effectively in early childhood. From EdNA Online on November 26, 2006 at 11:22 p.m..
Bully Quest This bullying focussed Webquest is designed for students in Year One (age 5-6) and would also be suitable for years two and three. It addresses the social challenges of bullying and making friends. The initial task is to form small groups where students each adopt a specific role in researching the issue of bullying. Ultimately, they develop a story for a short video and act it out. From EdNA Online on November 26, 2006 at 11:22 p.m..
Come, play in edna's sandpit A new edna service has been released on Monday 27 November 2006 (which is also edna's 9th birthday!). The edna sandpit will be a 'perpetual beta' providing an opportunity for educators to road-test new and emerging technologies. Those applications that are sustainable and demonstrate most value to learning can be rapidly migrated to edna production services. You can try out web conferencing (Live Classroom), podcasting (Moodle/iPodcast) and a personal learning environment (elgg), with more coming. From EdNA Online on November 26, 2006 at 11:22 p.m..
Carrick Institute - 2007 Fellowship scheme report A report on the 2006 Fellowship Scheme outcomes and processes is now available to download. From EdNA Online on November 26, 2006 at 11:22 p.m..
New transport research centre targets big issues The impact of global climate change on transport systems and getting children outside and moving safely in the city are among the projects conducted by the new $4.3 million urban transport research centre to be opened at the University of Melbourne next week. The Australasian Centre for Governance and Management of Urban Transport (GAMUT), centred at The University of Melbourne, is funded by the Volvo Research and Education Foundations. It will pool knowledge from three continents through partnerships with universities in Australia, Japan, China, Korea, Singapore and England. The University of From EdNA Online on November 26, 2006 at 11:22 p.m..
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