Bush in classroom on 9/11 with audio commentary.

President George W. Bush sits in a 2nd grade classroom on the morning of September 11, 2001 as the United States is attacked. His commentary describing the events of that morning along with that of the Vice President and others make this a must see video!

Blue Man Group on Global Warming

Your attention please. Thank you for choosing earth as your planetary vehicle. We hope you enjoy the many wonderful features of this planet, as you hurtle through the cosmos. Please note, that in the event of continued inaction in the face of global warming - your seat cushion can be used as a flotation device. Please take a moment to locate this planet's emergency exits. As you can see, there aren't any!

Border Fence? Washington at it's best (worst!)!

From The Washington Post "...shortly before recessing late Friday, the House and Senate gave the Bush administration leeway to distribute the money to a combination of projects -- not just the physical barrier along the southern border."

And more concessions are there as well, it's more of the typical 9/11 feel good politics that we've had pulled over our eyes to make it 'look' like they're doing 'something' for us, when really they're just helping themselves at our expense!

Ah, yeah, our fine representatives at 'work'.

Gotta love it (NOT!).

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Alaskan storm cracks iceberg in Antarctica

A bad storm in Alaska last October generated an ocean swell that broke apart a giant iceberg near Antarctica six days later, U.S. researchers reported on Monday.

And this is a version of the story below that's a bit easier to read, but not as much detail. Still Wow!

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Alaskan storm cracks giant iceberg to pieces in faraway Antarctica

A severe storm that occurred in the Gulf of Alaska in October 2005 generated an ocean swell that six days later broke apart a giant iceberg floating near the coast of Antarctica, more than 8,300 miles away. And they say there's no global warming.

Here is the tecnical text of this story with satellite photos and graphs. Wow!

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Diebold - Ur Vote is 0w|\|3d By U5

Diebold AccuVote-TS Security Demonstration

Princeton researchers demonstrate security flaws in a Diebold electronic voting machine. Don't worry, your vote will be counted in some way, maybe just not the way you intended! >.<

Banned Commercial - Sexy Ice Cream from Thailand

Banned Commercial - Sexy Ice Cream from Thailand. Isn't that an American company? Cute idea, just not that subtle! ^.^

Commercials - Danish Soda using 1986 Apple IIgs

Very Funny Commercial - Danish Soda Is this that old, or did the studio just get a heck of a deal on props? Those computers are 1986 Apple IIgs's!

The 13 Most Corrupt Members of Congress

Over the past year, the issue of Congressional ethics has taken on new resonance. Here's a look at the 13 most corrupt members of congress.

Oh Yeah! Lovely! That's MY government! VOTE 'EM OUT OF OFFICE, STOP THE ROTATING DOOR RE-ELECTION CYCLE!

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The 46 Best-ever Freeware Utilities

Yes, you're right, you've seen it before, but it's being updated quite frequently. Take a look. Read on.

Could be handy!

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Amazing optical illusion.......try it!

Seems simple enough, just stare at the dot in the middle of the picture for about 30 seconds, then move your mouse over the picture. Honestly, you won't believe your eyes

OK, this is just plain silly, but we need a little humor in this blog once in a while.

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Can't hear me now? Verizon is dropping a lot of DNS requests!

Verizon drops 3.14% of all DSL subscribers DNS requests! CNET just rehashed a report that Nominum commissioned to look at the speed and reliability of ISP DNS servers. The verdict won't shock any of you: ISPs are pretty bad at providing DNS!

And more on the story below.

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DNS could slow broadband service

A broadband provider's claim of superfast speeds may only be as good as its weakest link, which could be its domain name server software.

Hey, that explains it, their cheap!

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HMS Karlstad Christened Today

With HMS Karlstad, christened yesterday, the Swedish Navy now has five Visby-class stealth corvettes, two of which are shown here during high-speed maneuvers.

Kewl, and some of the links off this page are pretty hot too!

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Porn Up, Rape Down

"The incidence of rape in the United States has declined 85% in the past 25 years while access to pornography has become freely available to teenagers and adults." This paper argues that there is a correlation between the two.

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A Random Number

A curious experiment with "random" numbers. Only takes 20 seconds!

Click it, he can use the additional data!

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How to create a successful start-up

This panel of five Silicon Valley entrepreneurs discussed the challenges and critical success factors necessary to create a successful start-up.

Good stuff from Guy Kawasaki (but of course, Guy only produces good stuff!).

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Google: Website Tools for Webmasters

We've also put together a comprehensive webmaster help center to answer more of your questions, such as:

* What are Google's webmaster guidelines?
* How can I improve my site's ranking?
* Why doesn't my site show up for a specific keyword?
* My URL changed, so how can I get Google to index my new site?

For when I get into my own site (I mean more than this blog!)

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A Windmill for Your Backyard?

A small, affordable wind turbine available for the first time this September promises to help homeowners fight the rising cost of energy.

Ouch, they consider $10,000+ cheap? And with an estimated 10+ year before payback? (lots of confidence towards the systems longevity!) The article does make some good points as to why alternate power systems are not more common.

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Some Very Clever Advertising (photos)

I have never seen advertising this clever... of course i live in the middle of nowhere.

Nice presentation.

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Surf YouTube with Class with InnerTube, Coming Soon

Check out this preview of an upcoming OS X YouTube client. Slick iTunes and FrontRow inspired UI, drag and drop support, iPod exporting, the whole nine yards. Looks like my YouTube addiction will be made a lot more enjoyable!

Cool, I want it NOW!

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RAW vs. JPEG

If upgrading to a dSLR from a compact, there are a few advantages and disadvantages to learn about when choosing to shoot in JPEG or shoot in RAW...

Nicely done! Straight forward, showing benefits AND drawbacks of BOTH formats.

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How to mess with Coke Machines

A simple introduction to hacking around Coca-Cola machines. It's going to be hard to pass a coke machine without trying this out! ^.^

Irish Man Invents Free Energy Device - Prove Him Wrong.

Steorn's technology is based on the interaction of magnetic fields and allows the production of clean, free and constant energy. The technology can be applied to virtually all devices requiring energy, from cellular phones to cars.

See also: Steorn Ltd. site
And: Yahoo article
Wild stuff!

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Apple Release List of Software Compatible with .Mac

Apple has published a list of applications that offer support for .Mac in one way or another. The list is broken down into four categories, and offers a description of each app.

Got .Mac, read list, 'nough said!

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A new generation of more efficient solar cells is on the horizon.

Today's solar cells have an efficiency of 17%. Associate Professor Turid Worren is head of a project that will make a test model of 3rd generation solar cells by the end of the year. "Theoretically, we might reach efficiencies of 60 per cent or higher. In practice we hope for 40 per cent efficiency at the start.", Worren says.

That's the kind of thinking needed today!

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Test your popup blocker software.

PopupTest.com provides a simple and independent source for popup window testing. Whether you are developing a popup killer software or you are thinking about purchasing one, you can use our sample popups to test the effectiveness of the application.

Could be handy.

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Wicked Electric Car: Zero to 60 in 4 Seconds (In First Gear)

In a new approach to making the electric car a mass-market product, a California company will unveil on Wednesday a model that is very specialized, very expensive and very, very fast.

Again I say, why are we making the story about the speed, it's ALL ELECTRIC! Sheesh!

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Tesla EV Roadster pics leaked!

The unveiling of the Tesla EV Roadster is going on right now as we speak. But pics of the all-electric supercar have already been leaked. The Tesla EV Roadster achieves the equivalent of 135 mpg, has a 250-mile range, can go 0-60 in 4 seconds and runs on 6,831 lithium-ion (laptop) batteries.

Who cares about 0-60? It's all ELECTRIC you idiots!

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Free Tool Scans Sites For Threats

A security start-up on Thursday unveiled a free tool that scans Web sites for malicious code and other exploits, giving users a chance to steer clear of dangerous URLs before they click on links.

Unfortunatly, this is becoming a useful item.

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Revolutionary New MRAM Chip Arrives

A Motorola spin-off, Freescale, has announced the commercial availability of the 4-megabit magnetoresistive RAM chip, or MRAM, which features speed of standard RAM chips with the ability to keep data while power off like Flash memory.

Ahh, gotta love the future of tech, it's so dynamic!

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Blogger's quest ends with keys to house

One year ago, Kyle MacDonald, the 26-year-old blogger from Montreal set out to barter one red paper clip for something and that thing for something else, over and over again until he had a house. On Wednesday the quest is ending as envisioned.

OK, this one links to his blog.

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Because of Craigslist and a Paper clip, this guy owns a house

It started with a red paper clip and the will to own a home. He even got help from Corbin Bernsen.

This version has a video (though CNN.com will attempt to open a pop-up).

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Montreal man uses Internet to trade from paper clip to home

OTTAWA (AFP) - A guy with a dream of home ownership has turned a red paper clip into a three-bedroom house in western Canada through a series of shrewd Internet trades over the past year.

Another version of the story. I guess I just love this story!

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How a paper clip landed a house

Over the last year, the utility of a red paperclip has taken on a whole new meaning for a lot of Web denizens.

Impressive!

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Fuzzy Zoeller Amazing Hole In One

The most amazing hole in one ever! Yes folks, this really DID happen! >.<

Dumb Thief

A dumb thief goes to steal but he gets trapped. An apparent commercial for a european reality show? Maybe he learned his lesson? Probably not. ^.^

18 Tricks to Teach Your Body

You'll remeber these tricks that you can do with your body when the time is needed.

Well, maybe you will, maybe you won't, but interesting ideas, not sure I buy all of them, but hey, maybe...

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Insane Comedy Stunt on Television

Here's a man who catches a bowling ball laced with knives set on fire with his head on live television. I won't give it all away but there's more :)

Funny guy.

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OS X: Full-Screen Quicktime for free - no QT Pro upgrade needed.

A simple script hack from Macworld that you can do yourself in less than a minute. "Is there a way to have QuickTime 7 play in full screen without paying for the pro version? Sure. Launch Script Editor and enter this..." This works great on my Macbook Pro.

There you go, free and easy, and you get to learn to write an Apple Script too! What a deal!

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Cool iPhoto Trick

Go into edit mode of a picture, select the Red-Eye or Retouch tool, and then press Caps Lock+Control+9, release and press tab. You will enter a top secret editing mode. Details are included in the link.

For you iPhoto users.

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Every cool secret or great landmark you've ever missed in Google earth!

Check out this site its got a bunch of files that open up Google Earth and brings you directly to cool places on the globe.

Nice index of unique spots on Google Earth.

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Microsoft: Windows shortcut 'trick' is a feature

Microsoft has denied that a 'trick', which could allow an executable file to be launched when a user types a Web address into Internet Explorer, is a security vulnerability.

Oh, yeah, this is the company you want to trust to give you a secure OS. Oh Yeah.

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Rocketboom: Losing the Boom

Rocketboom, the most popular video blog covering internet news, has let go its charismatic star anchorwoman Amanda Congdon. She has posted her own video giving information on what happened on her own "Unboomed" website. I'm hoping she gets going with her own thing; her writing, performances, and personality were the best part of the show.

Hmm, will have to follow up on this when I get a moment.

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Busted for wearing a peace T-shirt; America has gone insane!

Mike Ferner served as a Navy corpsman during Vietnam War. He was aressted for wearing a t-shirt while sitting down by himself, drinking a cup of coffee. Some Americans have obviously totally lost the plot.

Or are too afraid that they might just be in the wrong?

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One Hosts file to rule them all

Looking for ad-less surfing? Check out this Hosts file, which should be good to suppress 99% of the popups and other annoying ad-engines.

An alternate idea for Windows users...

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Apple Menu Bar is Scientifically easier to reach than Windows.

According to Fitt's Law the Apple menu bar is easier to reach than the Window's menu bar. Apple patented their menu bar after discovering this.

Yeah, so there!

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Amazing Images of Earth and the Moon

10 stunning photos of the "Blue Planet", that will take your breath away!

Yeah, this is the kind of thing I love the web for! Enjoy with me!

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Google My Account v2 for everyone.

Now Every Google User can see the Google My Account v2!

It's getting bigger and bigger and ...

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Talk to your internet neighbors

This site puts you into a room with the other people on your class b subnet, e.g. if your IP is a.b.c.d you can talk to everyone who is a.b.x.x. Should be interesting if we can get enough people there.

OK, so when I'm at the coffee shop I should be able to reach most local RR clients? Kewl!

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Amazing Photos of Starling Flocks

Here's what a flock of a million starlings looks like. In Denmark, they call it the Black Sun.

The formations of the starlings in flight are amazing!

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Anti-Rape "Condom" Launching with Controversy & Fear

And here is another story about it.

The link below will take you to the company that has created the 'Anti-Rape Condom'.

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Invention detects intermittent electrical faults

A short (intermittent fault) is the most frustrating electrical problem of all. Airlines are particularly vulnerable. A new rapid technique may make it financially feasible for airlines to quickly diagnose and repair the hard-to-locate intermittent faults. Of course, there are other applications as well.

OK story, but the site (gizmag.com) is pretty cool too!

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Smithsonian Museum Kills Electric Car Exhibit

The Smithsonian in D.C. has removed General Motors' EV1 electric car from display this week. The twist is that a documentary called "Who Killed the Electric Car?" is coming out next week (and it makes GM look pretty bad) and GM is one of the museum's biggest donors.

OK, the site is slightly biased, but the info speaks for itself, you decide...

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20 Must Have PC Maintance Downloads- Reviewed by PCWorld

Most are Free or Very Low Cost - pretest by PCWorld.

Not bad list. Could come in handy...

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Your SS Number Is Just a Click Away

IT'S A GOOD THING THAT B.J. Ostergren isn't in the business of identity theft. Stacked in boxes in her home in Richmond, Va., are papers with about 12,000 Social Security numbers, along with corresponding names, home addresses and signatures of their owners.

This has been known, nothing new, just a good detailed writing on the problem!

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False Identity Generator

Generates name, valid zip, phone, mother's madin name, ect.
Nice if you ever wanted to become another person.

Interesting idea, designed to allow for 'valid' phony name/address info, (where phone is valid exchange for town, name is basic valid structure while seemingly unlikely to be found in reality -not a 'Tom Jones' type name), for use in submittal web forms for joining some site which you don't want to have valid info. Make one of these, copy it down, and leave it all over the web?

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Latest cure for cancer: 500 oranges

Is mainstream medical science ignoring an inexpensive, painless, readily available cure for cancer? The government nutrition researcher has published new evidence that suggests vitamin C can work like chemotherapy - only better.

Medical profession look the other way, NEVER!

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New System to Thwart Unwanted Video and Still Digital Photography

Researchers at the Georgia Institute of Technology have completed a prototype device that can block digital-camera function in a given area. Commercial versions of the technology could be used to stymie unwanted use of video or still cameras.

Interesting information.

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Do you use IE? I bet I can tell you what in on your clipboard!

With a simple line of code you can display (at a minimum) what is on a person�s clipboard that uses IE with standard security set. I have also included directions on how to turn it off.

And the reason Microsoft left this little item open IS? What other interesting 'features' are active on a IE session, do you really need any more reasons to switch browsers?!?

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Six Pack Plastic Deforms a Turtle

This turtle spent the beginning of it's life stuck inside one of those plastic 6 pack tops. The video shows how the turtle grew everywhere else except it's midsection. Don't forget to cut those plastic rings.

Sloane, this is for you!

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Deadly Smallpox DNA Bought by Mail Order

Urgent calls for regulation after the Guardian buys part of smallpox genome through mail order.... The DNA sample we ordered had, at our request, three small modifications to render it harmless before it was sent by post to a residential address in London.

OK, I did not know such was available, but the attitude of the vendors in the article is totally criminal! Good homework by Guardian, bad news for us!

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(VIDEO) Rube Goldberg Contraption Machine Made Out of Sticks and Stones

An interesting Goldberg style design...

OK, this is just silly, but creative.

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BBC Video Report of U.S. Soldiers Against War in Iraq

Some U.S. Iraqi war veterans marched to New Orleans in a peaceful protest against the war. Commentary of possible atrocities committed by U.S. soldiers the U.S. media and Bush administration leave out of their versions of what's going on over there.

22 minute long video of another view. Real.

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Hacks and Tips for Windows XP

Here you will find all the tips and tricks,hacks of Windows XP to make computing easy.

Some good looking stuff here!

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The Best Buildings of the Year

The 11 projects recognized with this year's AIA Honor Awards for Architecture include several museums, as might be expected given the undiminished power of museum mania. But there are also an equal number of libraries and government buildings, a happy sign that municipal agencies are increasingly respectful of good design.

Some cool stuff! Dave G., this post's for you sir!

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Using gravity to get off the ground

"Can a plane climb like a balloon and fly like a glider? One inventor plans on finding out." This is awesome!

Hmm, have we reached the point where the materials are there to do this (and will big business let it happen?)?

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Pentagon to drop basic geneva rules regarding human rights

This may not be tech related, but it affects everyone. Another proud day in American History.

Hmm, not final, but sounds like there's nothing stopping it.

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Police will not pursue ransom hackers

After a Manchester woman was held to ransom by hackers, experts and senior police officers have voiced concern that such cases are falling between the cracks

Interesting, end of article has password to unlock such an exploit.

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Just say "NO" to police searches.

A few months back I found this page by accident and thought it was interesting enough to blog about, but find it startlingly more relevant now that Virginia Police want to search cars with "bogus" CD-R's in plain view!

Hmm, interesting advice via sample videos. The samples from a DVD the site sells.

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Hello Strager: I Just Bought Your Hard Drive

THIS IS A TRUE STORY - and how many others go unreported?

Wow, rethink repair!

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Castles of the United States

Links and images of castles in 48 states. Some interesting stuff. I didn't realize there were so many castles in my state!

OK, I'm going to be spending some time on this site!

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The Photographed History of Technology

A huge historical database of photographs technology related.

Click back from this page for even more libraries of photos!

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Unbelievable golf hole in one

Fuzzy Zoeller shoots a ball into the rough, but yet it is a hole in one. One of the most amazing golf shots you will ever see.

OMG, this IS for real!

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Spectacular Nighttime Video of Machine Gun Madness

Pretty insane footage - enjoy :)

OK, now this is one hairy gun club!

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Yamaha�s Crotch Air Bag

File this one under �Why didn�t anybody do this sooner?� Yamaha�s prototype isn�t quite the first motorcycle airbag, but the first motorcycle airbag for your, er, tender nuggets.Their advanced safety scooter, designated the ASV-3, has a multi-chambered air bag rigged between your legs, under the seat, to open in the case of a crash.

OK, this is just a bit silly, I mean, that thing inflates, and your going to kiss the handlebars, aren't you?

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Internet Filtering Map

Very cool interactive map, zoom in to specific countries to see their internet filtering activities.

Hmm, interesting to see what different countries 'fear'.

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Sending 10,000 Individual Bricks through the US Mail

"I guess we should all be grateful the bricks are coming through the mail, not the window," said Dan Pfeiffer, a spokesman for Sen. Evan Bayh, D-Ind. I bet the mail man is pissed

Impressive way to make a point.

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Prehistoric Ecosystem Found Untouched!

The cave was completely sealed off from the world, including from water and nutrients seeping through rock crevices above. Scientists who discovered the cave believe it has been intact for millions of years.

Well, let's hope they can keep control of the 'old' stuff in this cave...

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Entire community wiped out in 10 months (with before and after pics)

Human rights group Amnesty International (AI) on Wednesday released the first-ever satellite images of the effect of the Zimbabwean government's controversial Operation Murambatsvina, which left 700 000 people homeless last year, according to a United Nations report.
(Via: http://www.mg.co.za/articledirect.aspx?articleid=273286)

Interesting policies.

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A Beginner's Guide to Everything that Goes on Inside a PC

Before building a PC properly, it's important to understand the what goes into creating a working personal computer. It's also important to understand the roles that components play, and how various factors in one component can impose requirements and trade-offs on selection of other components. Here's the perfect guide.

Wow, pretty complete (in other words, a heck of a long article), read and learn!

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Pedophiles create a political party in Netherlands

Pedophiles in the Netherlands are creating a political party. Their aim is to legalize child pornography, animal sex as well as lowering the legal sexual age limit from 16 to 12. This is a sick sick party that seriously needs to be stopped. Visit their website and take a look. Translate it with http://www.systranbox.com

Or use Google http://www.google.com/language_tools.

See english article here via Reuters http://today.reuters.com/News/newsArticle.aspx?type=oddlyEnoughNews&storyID=2006-05-30T170341Z_01_L30338107_RTRUKOC_0_US-DUTCH-PEDOPHILES.xml

Makes me sick! I'm tempted not to post, but I think people should know this is going on, blissfull unawareness in this type of story is not a good thing.

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Invisibility Cloaks Possible, Study Says

The structures refract, or bend, different types of electromagnetic radiation, such as radar, microwaves, or visible light, in ways natural substances can't.

Site's slow at this time, but text is interesting!

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London to Get Sexual 'Theme Park'

Developers announced plans Friday to open a multimillion dollar sexual "theme park" near London's Piccadilly Circus, home to the much-photographed statue of the Greek god of love. This I have to see!

This could be interesting...

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Inexpensive Detector Sees the Invisible, In Color

An inexpensive detector developed by a NASA-led team can now see invisible infrared light in a range of "colors", or wavelengths. The detector, called a Quantum Well Infrared Photodetector (QWIP) array, was the world's largest (one million-pixel) infrared array when the project was announced in March 2003.

I want one!

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External Flash Lightens the Photos, if Not the Conversation

Camera phone pictures taken in dim light are often dull-colored and dark, but the Phlash can fix that.

Now this is a COOL TOOL! (Company site link)

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The great arcade classic Asteroids - Play it free and relive the 80's, Cool

One of the greatest arcade classics of all time: Asteroids! The real thing - See if you can set the high score!

Think about this, today's web browser can play a video arcade game as fast and well as the original game which had required it's own computer... Cool!

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Intelligence Czar Can Waive SEC Rules

According to a story from BusinessWeek, Bush has given intelligence czar John Negroponte the ability to let public companies not report information required by the SEC. The move came as published reports said that phone companies had shared phone call records with the NSA. One question among many is whether the two developments are related.

Damn! Can he do that? (I mean 'pass' powers originally assigned to him to another, it just doesn't seem right.)

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Settlement Ends Sony Rootkit Case

Class action lawsuit settled in case of Sony's invasive software tactics.

Corporate stupidity in the extreme, at least they had to pay this time. Of course the site is not working well at this time, will need to give it time to 'settle down'.

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Changing Cybersex Forever

In "Naughty America: The Game," set to launch early this summer, players will assume the forms of alluring but cartoonish people who meet, flirt and have sex with other player characters.

OK, there goes my free time!

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Complete MacBook Disassembly Instructions

With Pictures!!

This is why it's a GOOD THING today's laptops are factory serviced!

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How to deal with useless forwarded e-mail from friends

ThanksNo.com is a free service from your friends at 43 Folders. It is provided in the hope it will be useful, but it is offered on an as-is basis and without any warranty; without even the implied warranty of merchantability or fitness for a particular purpose.

What an idea! Yes, I think I will have an occasion to use this!

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Gasoline vaporizors for high gas mileage... fact or fiction?

I've read of many others who have achieved huge increases in gas mileage by completely vaporizing the fuel before it gets to the engine. I can see why governments would try to suppress this, but with the advent of the internet, that something like this would be more widespread.

Hmm, fact or conspiracy? Anyway, interesting reading, except for the massive typos!

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Textbooks causing America to fall behind

At its core, the economic surge in India and China comes down to brains. The industries driving the region's challenge to American leadership "communications, information technology, biotech and the like" can't thrive without a steady supply of highly educated, intellectually flexible workers.

Politics and education do NOT work well together!

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The Robotic Giraffe

"It walks, it blinks, it seats six, and it blasts Kraftwerk: Meet one man's 17-foot-tall pet project..Cost: $15,000, Time: 10 Months"

OK, silly, but interesting in it's own way.

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How to Hollow Out a Light Bulb

When I was growing up I had a keen interest in the sciences. Mostly because of the cool gear that scientists used. Well, not only did I not have the money for those sorts of thing but I had no idea where to even buy them if I could. One of the better improvisations I was able to do was to hollow out a light bulb and use it for other things.

Like I need to KEEP anything around my house, but what the hay, looks like fun!

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Skeletal systems of cartoon characters

Cool character study showing what the skeletal systems of various cartoon characters might look like. The Powerpuff Girls look a lot like the skeletons of nocturnal lemurs I saw at the natural history museum in D.C.

Well, if you love cartoons and would be disturbed to see their insides, skip this...

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Stunning Images - Amazing Imagination

Kuteev (aka Kuteev Designs) shows off some truly amazing images. Enough text, let's look into the mind of an artist, shall we?

Wow, this guys good!

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Macbooks overheat, have bad thermal paste applied like in Macbook Pro

Looks like Apple didn't learn anything from all the user's complaints about the Macbook Pros. The Macbooks STILL overheat due to bad thermal paste applied

Yeah, I think I'll wait 'till they get their dosages correct...

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A Disposable Camera 'Coil-Gun'

This is awesome, ever want to be McGuyver? Are you trapped in a holding cell, and have access to a disposable camera? Freedom is just around the corner.

I almost question myself for posting this, but then again, it's too cool an idea. Be careful if you decide to do something with these plans!

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Time Lapse of Apple Store Fifth Avenue

Hour by hour time lapse of the line infront of the Apple Store Fifth Avenue

Wow, that many people!?!

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U.S. Patent Office re-examines Amazon's 'One Click' patent

The U.S. Patent and Trademark Office is re-examining Amazon.com Inc.'s patent for ``one-click'' online shopping at the request of a New Zealand actor who says he's upset over slow book delivery.

Piss off the WRONG 'little man' and even the 'big boys' can find themselves facing hefty legal costs.

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Public broadcasting not keeping pace with technology!

The universe of public broadcasting today is "an embarrassment of niches."

For Alison.

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Weird Typhoon Track

Storm track image: Super Typhoon Chanchu took a 90 degree right turn.

Hmm, do the Vietnamese have weather control? Or are storms just doing what everyone is these days, following the money?

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Captain Cook's ship, the Endeavour, found off the coast of Rhode Island

Four ships from a British fleet used during the Revolutionary War have been found off Rhode Island, and one may be the vessel 18th century explorer Captain James Cook sailed on his epic voyage to Australia, archaeologists said on Tuesday.

Cool!

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Pyramid in Bosnia -- Huge Hoax or Colossal Find?

He's been called a Balkan Indiana Jones. Others label him a dreamer, or worse, a pyramid buff with loony ideas. Despite his critics (and he has many) Semir "Sam" Osmanagic believes he's discovered the find of a lifetime - a series of ancient pyramids in the heart of Bosnia, but a pantheon of archaeologists disagrees.

Hmm, jealous scientists? NEVER!

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One letter Firefox shortcuts

This had to be an accidental find. What happens when you type one letter into the Firefox address bar and hit enter. You guessed it, some intuitiveness.

Wow, I figured at first that it was Firefox using his bookmarks, but nope, it works! A is my letter!

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Utah Campground Closed Because of Plague

SALT LAKE CITY - A campground at Natural Bridges National Monument has been closed because of bubonic plague detected among field mice and chipmunks.Plague also has been found this spring in rodent populations at Mesa Verde National Park and Colorado National Monument.

AAAIIIEEE!!! Run! OK, not really, read the article, especially the last paragraph.

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Hilarious Test Day Video

Watch a hilarious routine of a college student on the day of his final.

Oh now THAT is scary!

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A Computer Cooling Revolution (exclusive)

We'll never need to clean our computers again with this revolutionary new cooling sysetm concept. The thing is integrated into ofice desks!!! Sample images of this new developement are now available.

Finally, someone coming to the realization that computers are a part of the furniture today!

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GeekTech: nVidia's Powerful, Complicated Quad SLI

It's too expensive. It's too complicated. And it's likely to run basic apps--the ones most of us use every day--a bit slower than a single-card system. So why would you buy a desktop with nVidia's new, high-end Quad SLI technology?

For Bob.

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China's colossal 3 Gorges Dam coming 'online' by end of May (pics)

More than 6 X size of Hoover dam! When the dam is fully operational it will produce enough energy (over 80 billion kWh of power) to power nearly all the lights in the United States! Of course, the flip side is that the environmental impact has been massive - displacing millions of people and threatening hundred of species.

Wow, xpected to save 50 mln tons of coal annually, and a lock system that's pretty impressive too.

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Introducing Macbook

It is finally here!!!

Watch out for heat issues.

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The DOD to release video of Flight 77 striking the Pentagon on 9/11 today.

Judicial Watch announced today that Department of Defense will release a videotape to Judicial Watch at 1:00 p.m. this afternoon that allegedly shows American Airlines Flight 77 striking the Pentagon on 9/11. What will the tin hat foil wearers have to say? I can't wait to see.

Quality sucks, but damn, that plane was scraping the ground when it went in!

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Trojan Removes P2P Downloads

There is a new trojan going around that deletes files that it suspects to be downloaded via P2P networks. The trojan infects a user's computer and begins deleting files. The trojan, called Erazer-A, targets the default download directories used by numerous P2P programs.

A vigilante trojan?! I think I love it! I think I hate it! I'm so conflicted!

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Light's Most Exotic Trick Yet: So Fast it Goes ... Backwards?

In the past few years, scientists have found ways to make light go both faster and slower than its usual speed limit, but now researchers at the University of Rochester have published a paper today in Science on how they've gone one step further: pushing light into reverse.

Damn! I'm too tired to follow the logic of this one now, will have to read later...

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Nigerian 419 E-Mail Scam : One Man's Story

John W. Worley sat in his desk chair reading his e-mail. A Vietnam vet and a minister, he had a practice as a Christian psychotherapist...

If this is not another bogus attempt for a Pulitzer, then it's so sad on so many levels! Ahh, the internet, shows us so much about human nature (and the really sad thing is that this guy is a "Christian" psychotherapist & minister!, i.e.: educated, and supposedly honest and law abiding {read the story why this is an 'issue'}) the good AND the bad.

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Why You Should Care About Network Neutrality

A well reasoned article about net neutrality. A good one to send to those not familiar with the issue. The more non-techie people that are aware of the issue the better.

Another look at the dual-speed net concept.

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Spammer threatens to publish anti-spam registry e-mail addresses.

A Russian spam king claims to have the BlueFrog 'Do Not Intrude Registry,' and will publish it on the Internet. BlueFrog spams the spammer by sending do not intrude messages for you for every spam received. Blue Security's chief executive Eran Reshef claims that their registry is encrypted, and that it is an empty threat.

Gotta love human nature in action!

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Network Neutrality Act of 2006

"Rep. Ed Markey (D-MA) threw down the gauntlet just moments ago, introducing the Network Neutrality Act of 2006".."This legislation is designed to save the Internet and thwart those who seek to fundamentally and detrimentally alter the Internet as we know it."

Hmm, worth a look...

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Gun Engine Explodes Fuel Efficiency

Bon Kulman interviews Kazimierz Holubowicz, inventor of the gun engine, which was designed with the objective of increasing engine efficiency from 20% to much more than that.

Hmm, initial site seems like they are wearing aluminum hats (if you know what I mean...), but links might prove more validating, will have to check...

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Map of On-going and Existing City-wide Broadband & Wifi Projects

Highlight a state and see which cities have broadband and wifi deployment projects underway.

One day... One day....

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iTunes Music Store prices stay at 99-cents per song

Apple Computer on Monday revealed it had renewed contracts with the four largest record companies to sell songs through its iTunes digital store at 99 cents each.

Yeah Steve, you go boy!
(kinda funny that this link is to the story on MSNBC, since MS would like to be the lead in the online music biz, like they'd like to be the lead in everything, talk about greedy!)

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Macbook Pros are to hot, cool them down.

This user disassembled his Macbook Pro, only to find that Apple had placed the thermal paste incorrectly, he then put in his own paste which cooled it drastically.

Well, I think I'll just wait for a while, like until Apple reads this and changes procedures, yeah, that's the ticket!

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Microsoft employees search with Google rather than MSN

A staggering 66.7% of search traffic [originating from 98052 (Redmond, WA)] goes through Google rather than MSN�s paltry 1.27%. Where�s the in house team spirit guys?! Now I know what the MS employee next to me on the bus is using for searching the net. Google!

Ouchie! (snicker!)

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NASA Says Comet Will Not Hit Earth (Photo)!

The now broken comet that was rumored to be on a collision course with Earth on May 25th will miss. NASA says it will be a close encounter, but will miss Earth by about 20 times the distance from the Earth to the Moon. The comet should pass us within view of telescopes between May 12 - 28!

Art Bell on coasttocoastam.com has been doing shows about this comet and the possibility that it's got pieces that we can't see that might come our way. Hmmm...

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Holopin: The future of pinball games?

The story of the end of Williams Electronic Games: come up with something new, or see the world's largest pinball manufacturer be shut down forever.

Leads to a documentary movie site about the sad story of the death of Williams Pinball division.

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World's First Dedicated UFO Landing Strip on Google Maps

Hoping that it might just put their small town on the map, the people of Houten have built the world's first specialist UFO landing strip.

OK, it's not the FIRST, seems that might go to THIS ONE from 1967! But heck, it's pretty good, and it gives you entry to a VERY interesting site: googlesightseeing.com!

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Male monkeys prefer toy cars, females like dolls... Settles THAT argument!

...Like little boys, some male monkeys moved a toy car along the ground. Like little girls, female monkeys closely inspected a doll's bottom. Males also played with balls while females fancied cooking pots. Both were equally interested in neutral objects such as a picture book and a stuffed dog....

One wonders why it took so long for someone to do this research?

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Lego Sculptures based on Mathematics

...some reason it didn't seem to have occurred to anyone to make abstract sculptures from LEGO, let alone anything mathematical...

Neat! And lots of interesting links off of the page to other interesting LEGO sites. One day....

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Ensnared Whale "Thanks" Rescuers after being Cut Free

When she was free, she swam in what seemed like joyous circles, then returned to each and every diver, and nudged them, she was thanking them. Some said it was the most incredibly beautiful experience of their lives. The guy who cut the rope out of her mouth says her eyes were following him the whole time, and he will never be the same."

OK, someone remind me, WE are the only thinking species, yeah, right...

See also the original story (while it's still available) HERE

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Sex offender killer used sex offender registry and GPS to hunt victims

A Cape Breton man who killed two sex offenders in Maine visited the homes of another four sex offenders but no one answered the door.

Well, didn't take too long for this to happen!

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195 Free Online Programming Books

Categorized by Language, A Very Nice List

Need Reference? Click below!

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All of Berkley's course audio now on iTunes for Free! Free College?

This is an amazing compilation of courses from Berkeley University! You should definitely check it out!

Got an iPod, get an education!

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Check out Disney's Reuse

Every animation studio does it, and if done well it's hard to spot. When shown side by side, it's pretty interesting to see how scenes from completely different movies have been reused.

Russian site, but the pictures tend to tell the whole story.

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It's out... and it's $17,500.00

it's the motion picture camera to change it all... camcorder sized, 35 mm performance. 4520X2540 pixels DATA TO BURN At the heart of RED lives the 12-megapixel Mysterium CMOS sensor.

Hmm, interesting idea, like to see more specs on this...

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Amazing Device That Allows Divers To 'See' Using Tounge

By routing signals from helmet-mounted cameras, sonar and other equipment through the tongue to the brain, ...a narrow strip of red plastic connects the Brain Port to the tongue where 144 microelectrodes transmit information through nerve fibers to the brain.

Hmm, not quite what the Sci-Fi books envision, but it's a start!

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Prices of GAS acrossed the USA. Color coded MAP. Ver Cool

See where the gas prices are cheap in your area.
See what the prices are acrossed the lands ...

Hmm, lots of interesting data on this site... http://www.gasbuddy.com

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Ban the incandescent light bulb.

The traditional light bulb is a wasteful relic of the past. It's past time for them to be phased out in favor of more efficient and, in the long run cheaper lighting methods.

Don't hear our government suggesting anything on this track, it would be easy enough though...

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RIAA/MPAA to get gift from Congress: More DMCA restrictions

For the last few years, a coalition of technology companies, academics and computer programmers has been trying to persuade Congress to scale back the Digital Millennium Copyright Act. Now Congress is preparing to do precisely the opposite.

Just lovely, write your Representative in Congress and the Senate, this is just plain going too far!

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Apple 1984 Newsweek Advertising Insert

In the Fall of 1984 Apple published a 16-page (with fold-out) advertising insert in Newsweek magazine. For many, this was the first "up-close" experience with a Macintosh - detailing the radical features of this new computer.

Will have to revisit this, brings back fond memories!

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Amazing Pictures of Manhattan

This guy has some amazing HDR wideangles of Manhattan. Simply... stunning.

Neat stuff, there is so much hidden at www.flickr.com!

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Free Shipping Worth More Than A Bigger Discount

Article about thoughts on the values to online stores of offering free shipping. I like the way this guy thinks!

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Read Here.

Big Brother is Listening!

Whistle blower speaks with Richard Stiennon and Barrett Lyon about AT&T's funneling of data and voice traffic into the NSA's analysis centers. A chilling podcast!

I'll have to give this a listen, you might want to too...

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Amazing photographs of rainbow

I thought I'd seen my share of amazing rainbow photographs until I saw this one.

Beautiful shots!

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Top 10 Strangest Home Gadgets

So you've seen the strangest iPod accessories, Lego creations, and even MP3 players, now our editors bring you the Top 10 Strangest (or coolest) Home Gadgets.

Love this stuff!

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Artist's family asks Google to take down Thursday's `painted' logo

After angering authors last fall with a wide-ranging book-copying project, Google may now be alienating some visual artists as well by allegedly reproducing famous works in drawings on the search giant's home page.

What a crock of shit, this banner art that Google did intorduced me to this artist for the first time, I would not have known as much as I do now if not for Google! Now I know enough to know that this artist's family is "protected" buy a bunch of legal-eagle fools!

Geez I hate DRM!

>.<

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Apple to build new 50-acre campus in California

Apple Computer is planning to build a new, 50-acre campus near its present headquarters in Cupertino, Calif., chief executive Steve Jobs said this week.

Cool! It will be interesting to see what kind of buildings are put here!

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"Hey Steve, 99¢? No Problem!" Record Biz Sing Jobs' iTunes After All

The record industry may be on the verge of waving the white flag in front of Apple boss Steve Jobs, and abandoning its demand for iTunes to charge different prices for different songs.

Millions more iPods in the field, market leadership like nobody else's, yeah, I think Jobs can dictate term.

Heh, heh, heh. ^.^

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All Visual Studio Express Editions are now Permanently Free!

"Dear Visual Studio Express community, we are incredibly excited to announce that effective April 19th, 2006, all Visual Studio 2005 Express Editions including Visual Basic, Visual C#, Visual J#, Visual C++, and Visual Web Developer Express will be free permanently!"

Also check out the cool new tools.

Hmm, free programming languages from Microsoft, do my eyes deceive me? Where's the catch?

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A humorous take on photos from the early days of computing

Here are nine examples of computer promotional photography sent to newspapers in the 60s and 70s.

Amazing examples of trying to sell Univacs with 1960's sex!

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Top 20 Strangest Gadgets and Accessories

I came across this list of really strange gadgets and accessories. Check it out.

Cute stuff!

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Bill Nye Angers Some Creationists During Lecture

Bill Nye (The Science Guy) made some statements about Genesis during a lecture, causing some creationists in the audience to get up and leave, exclaiming "I believe in God!".

Gotta love it!

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Converting the first 10,000 digits of pi into a musical sequence

Take 10 notes and pi will be played, you can also let the computer select 10 notes for you and play. Very cool.

Now this works! Tried my own random notes, not good, but then picked the preset scales, pretty interesting!

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IT experts join outsourcing trend (entrepreNerds)

Instead of waiting to lose their jobs to IT outsourcing,
techs are taking things into their own hands in a slower IT market. With the help of an international outsourcing network (Nerds On Site), IT experts are securing their future during times of uncertainty.

Hmm...

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Google News gets foiled by 15-year old

Tom Vandetta found an article that explained how to fool Google's news system by writing fake press releases. He then decided to see what would happen if he submitted a fake Google press release claiming the 15-year old New Jersey student was Google's youngest employee.

Good job Tom, the future is waiting for you, better than re-writing a new variant of some lame worm!

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Modern-day "wrist PC" puts Dick Tracy to shame

A European embedded computing specialist has announced a wrist-worn computer that includes GPS, WiFi, Bluetooth, built-in speakers -- you name it -- and a choice of Linux or Windows CE.

Well, not my choice of OS's, but I like the direction.

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Pool is cool

Lots of pool tricks. It's AMAZING!!

Another fun video from YouTube! Enjoy!

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BANNED XBOX 360 Commercial!!!

The lawyers said no to this Xbox 360 commercial. I can see why, but it is very well made. Please watch this but know that these are professionals doing the stunts and you will get suspended from schools for doing this indefinitely.

Oh now this is cute, starts out slow, but then it gets very silly very quickly, love the guy in the cab!

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Internet blows CIA Agents' Cover

Google, LEXIS-NEXIS, and other online search databases can be used to find information about CIA agents and operations. Pretty amazing that you can find this stuff so easily.

Lovely, if for real, lots of vague references naturally (and thankfully, for once the press taking SOME responsibility, of course, the need to publish this may be questionable...), but interesting in the exploration of the idea. (and note, not everyone has access to Lexis-Nexis...)

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Ever wonder how movies are played at the theatre?

If you are into tech, like me, you are cursed [or blessed, depending on how you look at it] with wondering how everything works... Well today I plan on answering one of your questions [if you didn't already know] how movies are played in the movie theatre.

Simple, and describing the old two projector method, today's theaters have one giant reel per movie, it's on a turntable and there is no switching between projectors. But a basic look at some behind the scenes work in presenting a movie for us.

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Myspace: The Disappearance of Two Girls.

Two girls, who use myspace, disappear. Who's to blame? Myspace of course! But what really happened?

Interesting insight, reminder that what we read in the press is what they decide to print, and if they don't decide to 'finish' the story, we don't always know it's over!

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High-Res Images of the Declaration, Constitution and Bill of Rights

The National Archives provides access to high-res images of the Charters of Freedom documents. These files are in JPEG format with the maximum quality setting possible. For graphic designers, each file also contains "clipping paths" for easy mask creation with most professional graphics software.

Nice use of internet and computers for personal view of US's societal roots?

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The $39 Experiment

Tom Locke, decides to mail 100 random companies to ask for free stuff. About 15 out of the 100 sent him stuff, and a few just said 'no'. Interesting experiment.

Gotta give Tom credit for execution.

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microsoft ipod packaging parody

Ever wonder if the brains at Microsoft made the iPod and packaged it. Well this video will give you an idea of the horror.

A creative commentary video on Microsoft's over the top marketing...

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Arrested for asking for quiet in cinema

An Australian tourist has been charged with assault after telling a Texas woman to stop talking on her mobile phone at the movies.

This is SO sad!

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Touch Sensitive iPod Patent Pictures

Patent pictures for Apples new patent. Looks like an iPod to me.

This is a link to the site that generated the graph of the Digg Effect.

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Graph of the "Digg Effect"

Interesting photo I came across showing a graph of the digg effect.

Hmm, powerful!

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NYC Mayor Bloomberg fires a dude for just SEEING solitaire on his computer

Hmm... harsh, and what about having the IT department remove Solitare from the systems installed (yes, can be done!)? But unfair, hmmm...?

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Nano Coatings Could Make Scratch-Proof iPod Screens!

New spray-on, nanotech coatings could keep iPod screens from scratching, make paper products waterproof and perform other minor modern miracles.

Wow, ain't technology great?!

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Amazing ASCII Art (disney, warner bros, others)

Enjoy colorful ASCII art of the most popular Disney, and Warner Bro. cartoon charachters. Some of these are in very excellent detail.

Another retro look at the past of computers.

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Bush Keeps Privacy Posts Vacant

The powerful Office of the Director of National Intelligence must have a civil liberties protection officer who is charged with ensuring that the "use of technologies sustain, and do not erode, privacy protections," according to the law. But the White House took a year to nominate anyone for the job.

Is anyone surprised by this?

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2GB of RAM: Do We Really Need that Much?

Does your gaming pc really need any more than 1GB of ram?

I've been asked this question a number of times, now here is another opinion!

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Stolen Powerbook appears on eBay with a difference

What happen if your Powerbook got stolen? Why not post it onto eBay before the thieves does.

Now here IS a unique use of eBay!

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Using Waterpipes to Create Colossal Ice Structures!

The Alaskan Alpine Club keeps a photo-journal of their gigantic creation...Remember, they just use water and strategically placed pipes!

And creatively humorous writing to boot. Check it out!

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ACLU Claims Proof Government Spying on Non-Terrorist Related Activities

The ACLU has received complaints from six organizations and nearly two dozen people who fear they have been spied upon, photographed, videotaped or had their events infiltrated by government agents. They say none of them did anything that would justify surveillance but rather are critics of the Bush administration.

What is the definition of 'too far'?

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CD's to last for a lifetime

After recent claims that burnt CD's won't last more than a few years, TDK claims their CD's will last over 70 years if reasonably looked after.

Well, from the mouth of the maker, some might say selfserving, but another view at least on this subject.

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Google Adsense � Quick Introduction

A great, but easy course on how the revolutionary ad system Google Adsense works. Don�t miss out on all the potential money it can bring in for your site(s).

Hmm, and the source site might also be worth checking out...

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The Real Mr Incredible - How Jobs Can Become A Global power In The Media

The Times examines how Steve Jobs can become a leading figure in the entertainment industry through the deal with Pixar and Disney. An interesting read.

Gotta love those Brit papers!

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DRM-free MP3 audiobooks

Unabridgedbooks.com sells DRM-free MP3 readings from public domain books, stories and essays (see Telltale Weekly for a similar service) -- these are audiobooks that you can truly own, without locking yourself in to one vendor's players.(via boingboing)

Hmm, Lor you might want to look at this one!

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New organization hits hard against Malicious Activity!

This organization focuses on Malicious Activity Awareness and Response, specifically in regards to criminal activity on computers such as Phishing, Fraud, and Malicious Software (malware) with the intent of information theft. They have a blog, and there is rumor of a mailing list where people can post information about phishing and malware cases.

Another must check when I've got time.

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11 Myths of Surge Protection

Because transient analysis is complex and not widely understood by computer users, a number of myths have grown up around the subject of surge protection over the years.

Could be usefull info.

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New Internet Worm With Destructive Payload Growing

The Nyxem.E worm is programmed to activate on the 3rd of each month, and replace the content of user's files with a text string "DATA Error [47 0F 94 93 F4 K5]". Among these files are: DOC, XLS, MDB, MDE, PPT, PPS, ZIP, RAR, PDF, PSD and DMP.

Hmm, have to follow up on this when I have more time.

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This site will make any Geek cry, six common sounds of your drive failing

Thanks to Hitachi for this great page that features six wav files of the most common, heart-stopping .. my drive is about to die sounds.

This is when you start chanting .. "please, one more boot .. please let me read that one file, one more time."

This could come in handy for verification...

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iMac Intel review roundup

Engadget has put up some links to reviews around the web of the new Macintel.

Good, I need to review this, what about you?

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How to make a shiny ball out of mud

At elementary schools, kindergartens, and preschools all across Japan, kids are losing themselves making hikaru dorodango, or balls of mud that shine. I might try this at our Mud Volleyball Tournament this summer.

This one makes me want to revisit childhood! (ignore the childish comments at the bottom of the page, but click on the link at the end of the article for more background.

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ADDICTING...Make the news by burning things!!!

Use your giant magnifying glass to look at people. Burn people and blow things up - mindless fun!

Yep, very mindless, lots of fun!

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Bypass Computer Phone Tree and Get a Human - Secret Codes List

The IVR Cheat Sheet by Paul English

That's right... Check out this list of company's and the "codes" you need to get a human on the line. This works so easily... no more answering questions.... I simply press a few keys and I get an actual human being!

Handy.

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Top Paying AdSense Keywords

Top 160 highest paying adsense keywords

Could be handy.

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Jobs suggests Dell should eat his words

It may not be the last laugh, but on Friday afternoon, after the close of the stock market, Steve Jobs, the chief executive of Apple Computer, shared an e-mail chuckle with his employees at the expense of Dell, a big rival.

Tee hee hee!

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Insane Penny Stacking

Kevin Sez, an engineer from Texas Tech U. shows how to make spirals, bridges and arches out of stacked pennies. This is amazing stuff. Tons of pictures.

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The Google Mobile Optimizer

Type in the web address and Google optimizes the page for your mobile device. Great for the PSP also. (via Make)

Good find!

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Lost in Transition - What didn't make it to the MacBook

Why is your old 15.1" better than Apple's new Intel-based MacBook? Unsanity lays it out concisely and without ambiguity.

Good article.

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Email error leads to all U. of Alabama students being told they're dropped

Over 21,000 University of Alabama students collectively freak out.

Oopsy!

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How to Toss Water To Freez in Mid Air

Yes you can toss water in the air and it will freeze before it hits the ground. Tom Skilling explains how and why...

Interesting, shows a different way to look at the idea.

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A horrifically breathtaking collection of 100 nuclear bomb tests

100 SUNS documents the era of visible nuclear testing, the atmospheric era, with 100 photographs drawn by Michael Light. These images show the devastating power of these nuclear weapons and all the images are emotionally impacting, which will leave you in shock after reading their description.

Wow! The information about the Army putting infantry in range of these tests is sobering.

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VIDEO: Volvo's origami hardtop convertible

The engineering required for hardtop convertibles borders on black magic. This video from Autoblog of the Volvo C70's hardtop contracting into the trunk is crazy.

Now I might consider a convertable!

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Sprint Refuses To Reveal Location Of Cell Phone In Carjacked SUV

Sprint demands $25 activation fee and application to start service before they will help rescue a kidnapped child.

Gotta love it!

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Alaskan Volcano Set To Erupt...Live on the Net

St. Augustine, a volcano located approximately 300 miles southwest of Anchorage has been showing signs of erupting. The Alaska Volcano Observatory has two live cams showing the volcano and a ton of seismic data available, too.

Hey, you too can watch!

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High-speed Imaging of Shock Waves, Explosions and Gunshots

New digital video technology, combined with some classic imaging techniques, reveals shock waves as never before.

Love it!

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Mozart's music on the web

A British Library is putting up Mozart's music in celebration of 250 years since the composer was born, including music that was rarely played.

Hey, just the link introducing you to the British Library is worth the click!

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XP Secrets

This page has some of Windows XP "Secrets". I found most of them pretty obvious but there were a couple of good ones.

Yeah, I'm going to try one or two out, that defrag sounds interesting.

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Awesome MacWorld 2006 Pictures !

Lots of pictures !! Great Show

Yeah, they are great, I'm googleing for info on the interesting stuff in some of the photos that I have not seen in the news!

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Give Dollars to This Bozo

This Million Dollar Homepage copycat site has an interesting twist. If you give him a dollar to him, he will do ridiculous things! Has the age of internet prostitution begun?

Sad, creative, but sad.

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How Motherboards Are Made: A Gigabyte Factory Tour

Without a doubt, motherboards are the most complex and essential part of the modern PC. Take a look at how one is made and all the steps it goes through.

Looks like a very complete tour article, many pages with pictures.

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Washington Post on milliondollarhomepage.com

The Washington Post has a feature on Alex Tew, the twenty-one-year-old creator of the Million Dollar Homepage.

More info on this incredible idea.

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The End of the LIne

Half of the world's 'dead' supertankers are run ashore on Bangladesh's biggest port to be disassembled by hand piece-by-piece.

Wow, up to 200,000 locals employed!

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Jabra debuts Stereo Bluetooth headphones for Phones and mp3

You can connect your Jabra BT620s with 2 devices, enabling music playing and phone connectivity at the same time. This means you never have to miss a call unless you want to, and you don�t have to change your headset when you want to listen to music on another device.

Nice sounding feature set, sounds (sorry, pun not intended) like someone may have finally gotten a Bluetooth feature set right. Now if they can just be worn comfortably for the rated 14 hours of music play!

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Hyperdrive?

"According to [a paper presented at the American Institute of Aeronautics and Astronautics], this hyperdrive motor would propel a craft through another dimension at enormous speeds. It could leave Earth at lunchtime and get to the moon in time for dinner."

Sci-Fi comes to reality. Star Trek is closer than you may think?

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Senator Wants to Kill National Weather Service

"Millions rely on the National Weather Service for forecasts. The government agency said that it registered more than 1billion hits on its Web site alone in 2004. But Sen. Rick Santorum (R-Pa.) wants the public to turn to private forecasters."

The most disgusting example of self serving politics ever! Mr. Santorum's state is home to three of the largest COMMERCIAL Weather Forcast Services in the US, imagine that! These companies make BILLIONS yearly, but they want Ricky to shut down one of the most benificial uses of tax dollars the system has, so they can make us pay them a few billion more just to see if we are going to be hit by a hurricane. And they won't give you more than 3 hour animations of weather systems, USELESS!

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