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Mining the Deep Web: Search Strategies That Work The Deep Web contains valuable resources not easily accessible by automated search engines but readily available to enlightened searchers. Here's how to become one. From digg on December 11, 2006 at 8:32 p.m..


Stern caves, decides to switch back to old basketball NBA commissioner David Stern, in a stunning reversal, has decided to shelve the new microfiber composite basketball after just a few months of use. From digg on December 11, 2006 at 8:26 p.m..


A WiFi Mesh Network for Your Car - Will Your Car Need a Firewall? European automakers have developed and now field-tested WiFi technology that will turn cars on to the highway into a mesh network. Will car dealers of the future try to sell you an extended warranty and a firewall? DaimlerChrysler has just announced the successful field testing of the WILLWARN research project, which turns vehicles into WLAN router From digg on December 11, 2006 at 8:26 p.m..


10 rules for building wealth Fumbling when it comes to investing? Don't panic. There are easy ways to get your money to work for you. From digg on December 11, 2006 at 8:26 p.m..


Christmas YouTube specials Dubbed Christmas toons for 'grown ups' From digg on December 11, 2006 at 8:26 p.m..


Invention: Razor Light A device that uses light to send hair follicles to sleep, making skin smooth for weeks at a time, without shaving or waxing, is being patented by Philips. From digg on December 11, 2006 at 8:26 p.m..


The Librarian's Ultimate Guide to Search Engines Most searchers are very inefficient, and use only a tiny fraction of the operators and tools available to them. This is a detailed guide to becoming a "power searcher". From digg on December 11, 2006 at 8:26 p.m..


The Evil of Swedish Labor Unions - Using Government Power Against Workers Sweden is not only burdened by an extensive welfare system, but also by powerful labor unions that sometimes seem out of control. In this case, a politically powerful union is blockading a small shop because the WORKERS don't want to join the union. Now, it's trying to blackmail the government into armtwisting these workers. From digg on December 11, 2006 at 8:26 p.m..


Vista Audio Improvement Details — For Consumers, At Least Jim Allchin from Microsoft today posts an excellent description of some of the audio improvements in Windows Vista, singling out those features that will benefit all Vista users From digg on December 11, 2006 at 8:26 p.m..


Another Mega-Church pastor resigns admitting his homosexuality The senior pastor of a thriving evangelical megachurch in south metro Denver confessed to sexual relations with other men and announced he had voluntarily resigned his pulpit. ""I have struggled with homosexuality since I was a 5-year-old boy," Barnes said. From digg on December 11, 2006 at 8:26 p.m..


Chaos Theory - Very simple, very addictive Click once to explode as many blue dots as possible. i scored 115, can you beat that? From digg on December 11, 2006 at 7:32 p.m..


YouTube, CBS Censoring Comments From the YouTube viewers should-be-seen-and-not-heard dept. Is this story in the NY Times today detailing how CBS and YouTube censor and bury viewer comments on some YouTube-hosted clips from CBS. From digg on December 11, 2006 at 7:32 p.m..


Headless Baseball Batting Robot The machine uses pneumatics to create 3 distinct movements of a batter - the hips swivel, the shoulders drop and the arms extend. And the best part is, it doesn't commit perjury in front of a grand jury. From digg on December 11, 2006 at 7:32 p.m..


Standing-Room-Only As Barack Obama Sweeps Through New Hampshire The political phenomenon known as Sen. Barack Obama descended Sunday on the state with the nation's first presidential primary, drawing enthusiastic crowds and trailed by a huge media horde as he continued to stoke interest in a possible bid for the White House in 2008. From digg on December 11, 2006 at 7:32 p.m..


South Park: "We’re always in favor of people downloading. Always." A pretty comprehensive article that discusses the creators various projects and ends with a fairly in depth interview. Regarding downloads: "It’s how a lot of people see the show. And it’s never hurt us. We’ve done nothing but been successful with the show. How could you ever get mad about somebody who wants to see your stuff?" From digg on December 11, 2006 at 7:32 p.m..


2008 Mitsubishi Lancer revealed The debut is well ahead of the car's official unveiling next month in Detroit From digg on December 11, 2006 at 7:32 p.m..


HOLY CRAP THAT'S FAST! This guy is the worlds fastest hands!!!!... No wonder he has been crowned the worlds best hammered dulcimer player. From digg on December 11, 2006 at 7:32 p.m..


Homeless Man Blows $100K via Oprah A homeless man was givein $100,000 and blew is all foolishly. From digg on December 11, 2006 at 7:32 p.m..


You Can't Beat YouTube Without the Users Media companies are plotting to come together to make a YouTube killer that offers the best of their content. But they are missing the point. The users that make original and indie videos is why YouTube has been a success. From digg on December 11, 2006 at 7:32 p.m..


Rare 1984 Apple LISA Video originally aired on a Cable Channel Filmed in 1984, Alfred demonstrates the $10,000 Apple Lisa computer on a tri-state cable channel. This was a very early 'mass introduction' to a system that had a graphical user interface, icons, pull down menus, and a rodential input device called 'a mouse From digg on December 11, 2006 at 7:32 p.m..


Underwater In Photoshop (Great Video Tutorial) This is a sped-up demo of how to create an underwater scene using Photoshop without the aid of any images from the net. From digg on December 11, 2006 at 6:32 p.m..


"Spider-Man" director resurrects "Shadow" After a lengthy negotiation, the studio has acquired the screen rights to "The Shadow," the legendary 1930s pulp hero, for a big-screen adaptation to be produced by Raimi and Josh Donen through their Buckaroo Entertainment banner. Raimi is not attached to direct at this time. From digg on December 11, 2006 at 6:32 p.m..


New Memory Technology Could Replace Flash Chips Researchers from IBM, Macronix and Qimonda announced joint research results to a new kind computer memory technology on Monday, with the potential to be the successor to flash memory chips. From digg on December 11, 2006 at 6:32 p.m..


Bias Against Women in Science: study Women are being filtered out of high-level science, math and engineering jobs in the United States, and there is no good reason for it. A committee of experts looked at all the possible excuses -- biological differences in ability, hormonal influences, childrearing demands, and even differences in ambition -- and found no good explanation for why. From digg on December 11, 2006 at 6:32 p.m..


As Microsoft looks ahead, will Vista be the end of an era? It is the engine behind the largest personal fortune ever amassed. All-conquering but largely unloved, it has changed the daily lives of hundreds of millions — but Microsoft Windows, the Genghis Khan of computer operating systems, faces an uncertain future. From digg on December 11, 2006 at 6:32 p.m..


The world’s hottest chilli pepper Some chillis are fierce enough to make your eyes water. Anyone foolhardy enough to eat a whole Dorset Naga would almost certainly require hospital treatment. From digg on December 11, 2006 at 6:32 p.m..


13 Balls Problem : One of the Hardest Interview Questions One of the most classic puzzles involving balls is figuring out the odd one out using common balance.There are many levels of puzzles based on the same concept for different levels of interviews - Simple ones for phone interviews to the most gruelling 1 hour hard work needing hard ones. From digg on December 11, 2006 at 6:32 p.m..


How to Get out of Quicksand Uh oh. You're hiking alone in the wilderness, looking up at the birds and whistling a happy song, when suddenly you find yourself trapped in quicksand and sinking fast. Certain muddy death? Not quite. From digg on December 11, 2006 at 5:31 p.m..


Wii Virtual Console Titles for 12/11/2006 This week's titles include Gunstar Heroes, Ice Hockey, Dr. Robotnik's Mean Bean Machine, and Alien Crush. From digg on December 11, 2006 at 5:31 p.m..


ESReality Mousescore 2007 - The world's first mouse benchmark Forget subjective reviews on which mouse feels the most responsive. Find out which mice respond predictably and over the greatest range of movements so that you can avoid shooting yourself in the feet with a rocket! ESReality puts its newly devised mouse benchmarking system to use on seventeen different mice. From digg on December 11, 2006 at 5:31 p.m..


Alpha Geek: Video Editing 101 In the old days, editing home movies meant investing in pricey equipment or spending painstaking hours with a pair of VCRs. These days, all you need is a $250 digital camcorder, a relatively powerful PC, and some decent software. From digg on December 11, 2006 at 5:31 p.m..


Best 'Defend The Base' Game Ever! Forget tower defense - this game looks great, its well polished, and is super fun! From digg on December 11, 2006 at 5:31 p.m..


Iraq President Lashes Out at Study Group The Iraqi president on Sunday sharply criticized the bipartisan U.S. report calling for a new approach to the war, saying it contained dangerous recommendations that would undermine his country's sovereignty and were "an insult to the people of Iraq." From digg on December 11, 2006 at 5:31 p.m..


Motley Fool article: $3,000 AOL investment turned Into $210,000...BUT... Did I sell shares along the ride up? No. Did I sell at least some near the top, when my mom told me to? Nope. (That strange thudding sound you hear is me kicking myself) From digg on December 11, 2006 at 5:31 p.m..


Top 10 Video-game Boss Fights There's hardly a longer-standing tradition in video gaming than the boss. You know how it works--you plow through wave after wave of lesser enemies, until you finally reach the big bad dude at the end of the level. From digg on December 11, 2006 at 5:31 p.m..


Metacafe Traffic Dips, Acquisition May Have Stalled The Yahoo acuisition of Metacafe may have stalled due to the recent release of November Comscore traffic numbers. The number of monthly unique visitors to Metacafe continues to decline from a high of 4.2 million in September, to just 3.1 million in November, a drop of approximately 25%. From digg on December 11, 2006 at 5:31 p.m..


Next for NYC Trans Fat Ban: Enforcement Restaurant owners say the city has been increasingly tough in policing code violations in recent years, and some don't expect that will change. "They feel that these people are out to whack these restaurants, and it's a cash cow for that purpose." City officials strongly deny inspectors will start snooping thru pantry shelves simply to run up fines From digg on December 11, 2006 at 5:31 p.m..


A peek inside BitGravity Perry Wu and Barrett Lyon are shaking up the on-line video industry, these are the guys behind the company that produced the Revision3 flash system, along with a lot of other new sites. From digg on December 11, 2006 at 5:31 p.m..


The war on Drugs: The other war we can't win The ironic truth is that humans have used drugs - psychoactive substances ranging from opium and coca to alcohol, hemp, tobacco and coffee - since the dawn of history. Problems get triggered when substances are associated with despised or feared subgroups, according to a careful study by the King County, Wash., Bar Association. From digg on December 11, 2006 at 5:31 p.m..


Hackers Release Permanent Spoof Vista Activation Server Hackers Release Permanent Spoof Vista Activation Server From digg on December 11, 2006 at 5:31 p.m..


New Dragon Quest Game to be Announced Tomorrow In Japanese newspapers this weekend, eager readers spotted a calendar entry for Square Enix this week--an announcement of a new Dragon Quest game this Tuesday in Tokyo, to be specific. From digg on December 11, 2006 at 5:31 p.m..


ASIMO falls down and can't get up during a demonstration of ASIMO climbing up the stairs the robot immediately slips and falls on his back. (and on a side note i think digg needs to add topic for videos involving technology) From digg on December 11, 2006 at 5:31 p.m..


Top 10 Scams of 2006 Consumer affairs chose from the roughly 50,000 consumer complaints they processed in the past year, are the ConsumerAffairs.com Top Ten Scams of 2006. From digg on December 11, 2006 at 5:31 p.m..


Bob Saget-Danny Taner is NOT gay. Fucking hilarious... From digg on December 11, 2006 at 3:32 p.m..


Computer Art - Art Made Using Obsolete Computers - "Mauritian Sunset" "I started this body of work in January 2005 using a pile of broken and obsolete computer equipment I had salvaged from skips and offices. I set about making these work again, then used them as building blocks to create various architectural structures." From digg on December 11, 2006 at 3:32 p.m..


Why you should try the new Firefox 3 Alpha on a Mac Firefox 3.0, it uses Quartz or Cairo, the more recent Core Image libraries. Safari has been using this for a long time. This is one reason why text looks much crisper, smoother and clear on the new Firefox 3.0 Alpha 1 code-named Gran Paradiso. From digg on December 11, 2006 at 3:32 p.m..


Squeezing Money From the Music Major labels have begun demanding a cut of concert earnings or T-shirt, ring tone and merchandise revenue from new artists seeking record contracts. From digg on December 11, 2006 at 3:32 p.m..


Mom: Talking Doll Called My Daughter 'a Slut' It's supposed to say sweet things to little girls like, "You're a wonderful friend," but push its button the wrong way and the Little Mermaid Shimmering Lights Ariel doll may say something else — "You're a slut," according to a California mother whose allegation came to light in a newspaper report. From digg on December 11, 2006 at 3:32 p.m..


Greatest Gap Commercial Ever! GAP tested this commercial made by Spike Jonze, but never released it nationally... I don't understand why, its genius. From digg on December 11, 2006 at 3:32 p.m..


90 Million Americans Believe Government Behind 9/11 CBS News: According to a July poll conducted by Scripps News Service, one-third of Americans think the government either carried out the 9/11 attacks or intentionally allowed them to happen in order to provide a pretext for war in the Middle East. This is at once alarming and unsurprising. Alarming, because... From digg on December 11, 2006 at 3:32 p.m..


Best Case Mod of 2006 - vote for your favourite Bit-Tech is running a competition -for mod of the year. Vote for your favourite and you could win $200. Worth it just to look at these 12 awesome cases. From digg on December 11, 2006 at 3:32 p.m..


LCD Projector + 256 Strings = 3D Images This video shows a very cool application of displaying 3d objects onto vertical hanging strings. What he needs next is a repeating video of Princess Leia saying "Help me, Obi-Wan Kenobi; you're my only hope. " From digg on December 11, 2006 at 3:32 p.m..


Efforts For Whites To Appear Colorblind May Backfire New research shows that whites often avoid using race to describe other people, particularly in interactions with blacks. However further research reveals that such efforts to appear colorblind and unprejudiced are associated with less-friendly nonverbal behaviors. From digg on December 11, 2006 at 3:32 p.m..


Couple finds videogames at yardsales for less than the price of a sandwich! This is the website of a couple who have been going to yard sales for two years, and have documented every purchase that they've made. They include pictures of their items and what they paid for them. They seem to be mostly interested in old video game stuff, and there's tons of Nintendo and Sega goodness there. Insanely cheap too! From digg on December 11, 2006 at 2:32 p.m..


Ladainian Tomlinson Breaks NFL Touchdown Record Just now LT broke the NFL Touchdown record with his 29th touchdown of the year after a Denver Broncos fumble. Breaking News. From digg on December 11, 2006 at 2:32 p.m..


Former House Majority Leader Tom DeLay Starts A Blog According to USNews.com, the site will have a way to “filter out” those with dissenting views. From digg on December 11, 2006 at 2:32 p.m..


Win a Wii from Opera: Yes, the Web Browser maker Opera, the web-browser company, has a new competition up. And guess what you can win? A Nintendo Wii! If you don't have a Wii already, you should check out the contest, because it doesn't look too hard to win. From digg on December 11, 2006 at 2:32 p.m..


Report: Google’s Click Fraud Rate is Less than 2% Shuman Ghosemajumder of Google discusses how the click fraud rate on Google is less then 2% and shows proof to backup his numbers. He also breaks down Google's click fraud filtering system and how Google is becoming more transparent. From digg on December 11, 2006 at 2:32 p.m..


Is 2K Sports secretly developing NEXT-GEN LEGENDS FOOTBALL? Will we be seeing a new 2K Football game on next gen platforms? What did the developers think when they heard EA had an exclusive with the NFL? What's happening with 2K7 Baseball? Anthony Chau is a guest on All Games Interactive and talks about all of this and more. From digg on December 11, 2006 at 2:32 p.m..


Wikipedia Founder Giving It Away For Free Wikipedia founder Jimmy Wales said on Monday his for-profit company, Wikia Inc., is ready to give away -- for free -- all the software, computing, storage and network access that Web site builders need to create community collaboration sites. From digg on December 11, 2006 at 2:32 p.m..


Trying to save the Dead Sea Faced with an ecological disaster and driven by an insatiable thirst for water in the Middle East, officials from Israel, Jordan, the Palestinian Authority and the World Bank will gather beside the lowest-lying body of water on Earth tomorrow to launch a feasibility study aimed at saving the rapidly disappearing biblical waters. From digg on December 11, 2006 at 2:32 p.m..


Seeking Iran Intelligence, U.S. State Dept. Tries Google Frustrated by the CIA's refusal to help, the State Dept. assigned a junior Foreign Service officer to find the names of those involved in Iran's nuke program another way - by using Google. Those with the most hits under search terms such as "Iran and nuclear," became targets for international rebuke when a sanctions resolution circulated at the UN. From digg on December 11, 2006 at 1:32 p.m..


How to keep more of what you make If you've heard it once, you've heard it a thousand times: The most important aspect of investment planning is asset allocation, or deciding how much of your portfolio to invest in stocks and how much in bonds. But here's another chestnut that often gets left out: It's not what you make, it's what you keep. From digg on December 11, 2006 at 1:32 p.m..


Can Personal Cellular Sites boost cell service? Mobile operators are on the verge of asking you to help them solve one of their biggest problems – how to get more signal strength where you need or want it most. From digg on December 11, 2006 at 12:30 p.m..


Hunter S Thompson - February 2003 Interview with Russert Full interview Hunter replies to Russert on why the war in Iraq is wrong and crazy for the United StatesA man ahead of his time. You can hear he didn't buy the hype like Russert did on going to War. From digg on December 11, 2006 at 12:30 p.m..


Scientist Marvel at Sea Life Miles Deep At one site, nearly 2 miles deep in the Atlantic, shrimp were living around a vent that was releasing water heated to 765 degrees Fahrenheit. Water surrounding the site was a chilly 36 degrees. From digg on December 11, 2006 at 12:30 p.m..


Antarctica Erupts! A trip to Mount Erebus yields a rare, close-up look at one of the world’s weirdest geological marvels. From digg on December 11, 2006 at 12:30 p.m..


Study Detects Recent Instance of Human Evolution A surprisingly recent instance of human evolution has been detected among the peoples of East Africa. It is the ability to digest milk in adulthood, conferred by genetic changes that occurred as recently as 3,000 years ago, a team of geneticists has found. From digg on December 11, 2006 at 12:30 p.m..


Muscle and Bone From an Ink-jet Printer A Pittsburgh-based research team has used an innovative inkjet system to print unique "bio-ink" patterns that directed adult muscle-derived stem cells from mice to differentiate into both muscle cells and bone cells. From digg on December 11, 2006 at 12:30 p.m..


Sea snail key to future of pain relief Dr Jenny Ekberg, a Research Fellow with UQ's School of Biomedical Sciences, has studied a toxin produced by a marine snail found on the Great Barrier Reef, which has the ability to precisely target chronic pain without severe side-effects. From digg on December 11, 2006 at 12:30 p.m..


Guy does flip off vending machine and face plants, friends laugh can't help myself laughing hysterically, with the growth of clips and movies where guys are doing acrobatic things off building and other every day stuff, it is producing a lot of funny face plants, this one is a memorable one, more so because he is okay and his friends are laughing. From digg on December 11, 2006 at 12:30 p.m..


Wicked scary walking table!!! I found this thanks to the other crazy table that hit Digg today... This thing scares the crap out of me, I wouldn't want it anywhere near me!! From digg on December 11, 2006 at 12:30 p.m..


Grow Ver.1 Released! The long awaited sequel to all the other Grow games is released. Watch your egg turn into a new creature. Unlike all the other Grow games, yet still awesomely fun, with tones of options. Definetly one of the better Grow games. From digg on December 11, 2006 at 12:30 p.m..


Man trapped by mountain made up of bags of his own feces, jars of... I'm more confused than I was before I read it. From digg on December 11, 2006 at 12:30 p.m..


The Liberty Amendment Individual liberty, freedom and sovereignty of the people will be restored in a representative republican form of government by clarifying the original spirit and intent of the Constitution. The Liberty Amendment will give back to the Constitution its full force and effect in limiting the powers and activities of the Federal Government... From digg on December 11, 2006 at 12:30 p.m..


Why Don't We Have Wind-up Cars? A torsion hybrid car could automatically wind its springs by engaging a winding gear during braking, or when traveling downhill. As compared to a conventional electric hybrid, a torsion hybrid could potentially have a lighter weight and cost less to produce. But is it feasible? From digg on December 11, 2006 at 12:30 p.m..


Westward Strike out into the wild and build settlements from scratch. Once you've shed your training spurs in the tutorial it's time to head out on your own. From digg on December 11, 2006 at 12:30 p.m..


The MDA guys have done it again, 10 awesome apps for $49 The month long Mac shareware marathon is over and the final bundle of apps is live. It includes Delicious Library, TextMate, NewsFire, Disco, ShapeShifter, iClip 4, RapidWeaver and more. *stunned* From digg on December 11, 2006 at 11:20 a.m..


J.R.R. Tolkien's great grandson weighs in on the whole PJ/HOBBIT situation! "To find a new director after the time and dedication Peter and all his people put in would not just be wrong, it would also be a bad decision." Read On!! From digg on December 11, 2006 at 11:20 a.m..


Federal judge: Making files available for download = distribution The RIAA's argument that making files available for download constitutes copyright infringement received an important boost from a federal judge. From digg on December 11, 2006 at 11:20 a.m..


Friends snowed in admit the worst things they've done to each other! When a group of friends get snowed in, they decide to play a game where they admit the worst thing they did to each other that they never told them about. It only gets worse! From digg on December 11, 2006 at 11:20 a.m..


Republican Senator Calls Bush’s Iraq Policy ‘Deeply Immoral’ This morning on ABC’s This Week, Sen. Gordon Smith (R-OR) elaborated on his criticism of Bush, calling his Iraq policy a “dereliction” and “deeply immoral.” Smith said the death of ten soldiers on Wednesday made him go from “steamed to boiled” about Bush’s failed policies. From digg on December 11, 2006 at 11:20 a.m..


Popluar Science has an amazing visual collection of period table elements Thier interactive periodic table showcases 93 element samples from the collection of PopSci contributing editor Theodore Gray, who spent four years assembling and photographing them. From digg on December 11, 2006 at 11:20 a.m..


Map showing distribution of family names in the US in 1840, 1880 and 1920 very cool... From digg on December 11, 2006 at 10:32 a.m..


Dell Inspiron 1501 The Inspiron 1501 is a bargain priced notebook from Dell, and the first to boast a 64 bit processor courtesy of AMD. From Read laptop reviews and notebook news at the laptops weblog - Laptopical on December 11, 2006 at 10:30 a.m..


Most Amazing Guitars You Will Ever See! From unconventional instrument luthier Brian Eastwood, comes a collection of some of the fanciest, creative, and most outlandish guitars ever built. My personal favorites, are the Benders, and the VoxAmp guitar. From digg on December 11, 2006 at 9:32 a.m..


iMac desktop background matches the internals of your iMac What I did to make this was remove the bezel, remove the display panel, put the bezel back on and take several photos. I picked the best one, cropped it to just inside the bezel and resized it to the iMac’s native resolution of 1920×1200. It should line up pretty close with the actual internals of the machine. From digg on December 11, 2006 at 9:32 a.m..


iTude keeps iTunes authorized without taking up an authorization slot Tired of having iTunes not let your authorize your computer because you've used up all five slots? iTude lets you keep your computer authorized. OS X only. From digg on December 11, 2006 at 9:32 a.m..


Ubuntu: King of Distros for 2006 "According to Google Trends, but also according to Distrowatch, our own statistics here at OSNews and overall sense of the industry during 2006, Ubuntu has a big leap in mind share ahead of its competition." From digg on December 11, 2006 at 9:32 a.m..


Undercover: An Actual Story of Laptop Theft Recovery Mac owners are aware of Undercover and what it's supposed to do, protect your laptop if it's stolen. Finally, here's an actual story of how the software did exactly that. This story even comes complete with the software taken PHOTO OF THIEF using the laptop while sitting on HIS TOLIET. From digg on December 11, 2006 at 9:32 a.m..


Deck the halls with... WiFi blocking decorations? "That's the word from AirMagnet, Inc., a company that develops and sells WiFi networking analysis and troubleshooting tools. The company says that it monitored office WiFi health before and after holiday decorations were deployed, and their survey found that Old Saint Nick has some splainin' to do." From digg on December 11, 2006 at 8:31 a.m..


USB Airsoft Gun A USB missile launcher modified with a cheap electronic airsoft gun. From digg on December 11, 2006 at 8:31 a.m..


New SVG Features in Firefox 3 Alpha Tim Rowley, SVG developer in Mozilla, updates us on the latest new features in Firefox 3, including rendering performance enhancements, vector-based printing output, better standards support, etc. From digg on December 11, 2006 at 8:31 a.m..


The digg rubber stamp... digging real life stuff. (comic) Kevin Rose stars in this Joy of Tech comic, showing how you can digg objects, gadgets, hardware, or "anything". From digg on December 11, 2006 at 8:31 a.m..


Children and peace News articles and relating to children and peace from the Peace Pledge Union. Topics covered include children in war, media and the convention on the rights of the child. From Recent Items on December 11, 2006 at 8:30 a.m..


Education (AusAID) Major education programs form part of Australia's aid assistance in many partner countries. As well as providing the foundations for economic growth, education also provides important benefits in health, in population, in stability and security and in fostering effective states. Supporting aid activities in the area of education therefore contributes to national stability, strengthens economic growth and enables the poor to participate in and reap the benefits of growth. From Recent Items on December 11, 2006 at 8:30 a.m..


Oaktree Foundation The Oaktree Foundation is an entirely youth run aid and development organisation. Driven by young people under the age of 26. The foundation believes that education is the key to making lasting change. The slogan of the foundation is 'Young people. Learning through partnership.' From Recent Items on December 11, 2006 at 8:30 a.m..


Peace Pledge Union (PPU) The PPU is a non-sectarian, pacifist organisation founded in 1934 in a climate of growing anxiety about the likelihood of another major war. Following a huge response to a letter published in the Manchester Guardian (now the Guardian) by Dick Sheppard a mass meeting in the Albert Hall, London of the people who responded to the letter agreed to form an organisation to be known as the Peace Pledge Union. Today its aims include the promotion of human rights, dismantling nuclear weapons, conflict prevention and relocation of resources used for military funding. From Recent Items on December 11, 2006 at 8:30 a.m..


Public beta of Adobe Creative Suite 3 may boost Mac sales Exclusive: Sales of Apple Computer's professional Mac line could receive a shot in the arm later this month if Adobe Systems proceeds with plans to release an early public beta of its Creative Suite 3.0 software bundle. From digg on December 11, 2006 at 5:50 a.m..


Add Text Bubbles To Videos (YouTube, MetaCafe, GoogleVideo and others..) Brand new Israeli startup BubblePLY has created an easy tool for adding text or link comic-book style bubbles to videos from popular video sharing sites. Tell it the link to a video on YouTube, Google Video, Metacafe and others, and then add your own content. The video is saved and can be shared via a link or embedding on a web page. From digg on December 11, 2006 at 5:50 a.m..


Funny Chinese Ad for "Rejoice" If you're not familiar with the product, I won't spoil it for you. From digg on December 11, 2006 at 5:50 a.m..


New Zelda on the way for the Wii? Well obviously, but perhaps sooner than you thought. From digg on December 11, 2006 at 5:50 a.m..


Photo: Volkswagen Yin & Yang Better than seeing these in a Junk Yard. Glad they made use of these... From digg on December 11, 2006 at 5:50 a.m..


The most amazing marine photographs of 2006 The BBC has published a slideshow titled 'Year of marine wonders'. It showcases some of the most bizarre ocean discoveries of the past year. From digg on December 11, 2006 at 5:50 a.m..


iPod Sighting Aboard the International Space Station iPod spotted in space, goodbye Zune. From digg on December 11, 2006 at 5:50 a.m..


Hyperland 1990 by Douglas Adams Douglas Adams' Prescient Documentary from 1990 about The Web From digg on December 11, 2006 at 4:32 a.m..


VIDEO: SNL's 'Apocalypto' Recut What could cause one of the greatest civilizations in history to disappear? Hilarious! From digg on December 11, 2006 at 4:32 a.m..


Secret American talks with insurgents break down Secret talks in which senior American officials came face-to-face with some of their most bitter enemies in the Iraqi insurgency broke down after two months of meetings, rebel commanders have disclosed. From digg on December 11, 2006 at 4:32 a.m..


The Greatest Commercial For Light Bulbs EVER This is the best ad I've ever seen for light bulbs. Watch it for yourself and see what I mean. It has one crazy ending. From digg on December 11, 2006 at 4:32 a.m..


This guy is really, REALLY good at cleaning glass. Glass prank. Watch people fall into clear glass prank that look like an open doorway. From digg on December 11, 2006 at 3:32 a.m..


More on Division by Zero Some of the commenters to yesterday's post raised some interesting questions on the subject of dividing by zero. So interesting, in fact, that I felt the subject deserved another post. From digg on December 11, 2006 at 3:32 a.m..


U.N. Says Cow Farts More Harmful to Atmosphere Than Man Meet the world's top destroyer of the environment. It is not the car, or the plane,or even George Bush: it is the cow. From digg on December 11, 2006 at 3:32 a.m..


Vocational Language Learning Centre This Registered Training Organisation offers Certificate II, III and IV courses in languages. The Centre provides courses in Chinese, English, French, German, Greek, Indonesian, Italian, Japanese, Spanish, and Russian. Courses are offered at Adelaide and Melbourne campuses. From EdNA Online on December 11, 2006 at 3:31 a.m..


Master Builders Australia (MBA) Master Builders Australia (MBA) is the industry association for the Australian building and construction industry. The organisation represents the interests of the building and construction industry and its members. MBA provides a number of services to its members including training. Master Builders Australia is the national body for Master Builders Associations in each State and Territory. From EdNA Online on December 11, 2006 at 3:31 a.m..


Master Builders Australia Training Blueprint A Training Blueprint outlining training reform for the construction industry has been released by the Master Builders Association Australia. The Blueprint aims to address the skills shortage in the building and construction industry. Copies of the Blueprint, which has been launched by the Minister for Vocational and Technical Education (VTE), are available from Master Builders Australia. From EdNA Online on December 11, 2006 at 3:31 a.m..


Accommodating learners' needs and styles: conversation starter pack This learning styles conversation starter pack comprises a user guide and overheads with accompanying notes. The pack draws on literature and the experiences of a selected group of TAFE practitioners to present views on different learning styles. The user guide and overheads and notes are designed to generate discussion on learning styles. From EdNA Online on December 11, 2006 at 3:31 a.m..


Parents will be school monitors Parents would be able to monitor their children's classrooms online, under a $60 million hi-tech plan to be announced by the Victorian Government today. From EdNA Online on December 11, 2006 at 3:31 a.m..


It's Christmas A collection of resources related to Christmas in Australia and around the world. The site includes food and recipes, decorations and craft activities as well as stories and poems. From EdNA Online on December 11, 2006 at 3:31 a.m..


Assessment strategies This resource provides a set of checklists for Vocational and Technical Education (VTE) practitioners involved in the assessment process. The checklist comprises the following steps: Get Ready; Plan; Work with the candidate; Make the decision; Give feedback; and Record and review. From EdNA Online on December 11, 2006 at 3:31 a.m..


GoVET This directory provides resources and Vocational and Technical Education (VTE) information and discussion opportunities for teachers of VTE subjects in schools in New South Wales. The website covers Business Services, Construction, Entertainment, Hospitality, Information Technology, Metal and Engineering, Primary Industries, and Retail indutries. From EdNA Online on December 11, 2006 at 3:31 a.m..


No Child Left Behind Self-Destructs The law requires schools to report test scores by many subcategories of students: by grade, ethnicity, special education status, English Language Learner status, etc. Most schools have 37 subcategories. If for two years any one subcategory in a school fails to make an arbitrary, predetermined gain in test scores called "Adequate Yearly Progress" .. From digg on December 11, 2006 at 2:32 a.m..


Find Any File Type In Google Find huge lists of movies, music, software, etc through Google. This uses the fact the people leave directory listing on and unsecured on their web servers. Always think about security when connected to a network! From digg on December 11, 2006 at 2:32 a.m..


Microsoft Sells 8 Million Xbox 360s, On Track for 10 While the most recent data shows six million Xbox 360 consoles sold as of September 30, internal data indicates Microsoft may have sold more than eight million units as of the end of November.Reaching the 10 million goal is just now a matter of sales: about a week ago the company shipped its ten millionth console.... From digg on December 11, 2006 at 1:32 a.m..


Apple Logo Birthmark Tittle speaks for its self... From digg on December 11, 2006 at 1:32 a.m..


A fight is brewing in Philly for the king of the " Cheesesteak" Two grandsons of Pat Olivieri, the Philadelphia hot-dog vendor credited with inventing the cheesesteak sandwich in the 1930s, are battling in court over the right to be the city's ``King of Steaks.'' From digg on December 11, 2006 at 1:32 a.m..


The world's top 10 supercars! (10 slides) Check out 10 of the world's most magnificent and ultra-luxury set of wheels, built to break speed records and inspire acute envy. From digg on December 11, 2006 at 1:32 a.m..


Liquid Iron: Melts in the Absence of a Magnetic Field, Not in Your Hand Video of a magnet holding liquid iron in a form, not allowing it to drain from a dish until the magnetic field has been removed. Neat. From digg on December 11, 2006 at 1:32 a.m..


UN Report: Humans Not As Much of A Global Warming Culprit as Believed Mankind has had less effect on global warming than previously supposed, a United Nations report on climate change will claim next year. From digg on December 11, 2006 at 1:32 a.m..


Huge Panoramic Photo of Lunar Surface taken by Apollo 17 Astronaut Visible above and by scrolling right are lunar rocks in the foreground, lunar mountains in the background, some small craters, a lunar rover, and astronaut Schmidt on his way back to the rover. A few days after this image was taken, humanity left the Moon and has yet to return From digg on December 11, 2006 at 1:32 a.m..


Public Shaming of Prostitutes Misfires in China Police in China parade sex workers in China to humiliate them publicly, the ploy backfires and they end up getting criticized for violating the rights of the sex workers. Public humiliation has been used as a punishment in China since ancient times. But the times... they are a-changin. From digg on December 11, 2006 at 1:32 a.m..


Video: First 7-10 Split Conversion Ever cought on video. A video of Mark Roth, a Professional Bowler making the first 7-10 split ever put on TV. From digg on December 11, 2006 at 1:32 a.m..


UNICEF photo essay Photo essays from the United Nations Children's Fund (UNICEF). New essays are added every month in a range or subjects including Images by children, Child protection, Early child survival, Education, Emergencies, HIV/AIDS, Health, Immunization, Water, environment and sanitation, and UNICEF history. From Recent Items on December 11, 2006 at 1:31 a.m..


Child-friendly schools in Pakistan (UNICEF photo essay ) The United Nations Children's Fund (UNICEF) photo essay taken in 2006 in Pakistan. 5,000 'child-friendly' schools offer free, quality education in safe, healthy environments that promote gender equity and diversity, including for disabled children. Some 450 of these UNICEF-supported schools dot the country’s four provinces and 4,500 more are rising in villages affected by the 8 October earthquake. From Recent Items on December 11, 2006 at 1:31 a.m..


Yes I have a vagina and I play on XBox Live. No I'm not going to show it... Some insight from a girl gamer and the very mixed reactions she gets from guys on Xbox Live. "Within two weeks of being an Xbox Live member, I’ve been treated like a stripper, cam whore, bitch, cow, and somehow the “coolest chick on XBL.” Am I missing something here?" From digg on December 11, 2006 at 12:36 a.m..


eBay power seller ruins Christmas eBay power seller decides to ruin his 99.9% (1000+) reputation for a few thousand dollars. Lesson to learn: ALWAYS use a credit card to fund your payments. Charge back is your friend; PayPal isn't. From digg on December 11, 2006 at 12:32 a.m..


How to deal with a heckler at a comedy show Joe Rogan shows how to silence a heckler... Completely owns this woman and until she just has nothing to say... From digg on December 10, 2006 at 11:32 p.m..


Video: Christmas Tree made with 400+ Mountain Dew Cans The guy taking the video also describes how it was made. From digg on December 10, 2006 at 11:32 p.m..


Control robotic cranes, lights, and R/C cars from anywhere in the world Similar to some of the christmas light webcams that have been popping up, this website allows you to take control of robotic cranes, room lights, christmas lights, and even R/C cars on a live webcam with chat, to play mini-games or do really whatever the hell you want. From digg on December 10, 2006 at 11:32 p.m..


Nintendo Wii Component Cable scales up Gamecube games as well! We've posted some more comparison pics of the 480p component cable for the Wii as well as share our experience when we test out playing a Gamecube game that supports 480p. The results are quite positive. From digg on December 10, 2006 at 11:32 p.m..


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