13 things that dont make sense

1 The placebo effect...2 The horizon problem...3 Ultra-energetic cosmic rays....5 Dark matter etc.. VERY interesting read.

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Putting Star Wars to the Mythbusters Test

The cast of the show MythBusters chat about their pasts with ILM, talk about some Star Wars myths (Can you avoid freezing to death in a blizzard overnight by gutting a dead animal like a tauntaun and getting into its carcass?) and why R2-D2 is the perfect sidekick.

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How actors remember their lines

"How do you learn all those lines?" It is the question most asked of actors and their art. The ability to remember and effortlessly deliver large quantities of dialogue verbatim amazes non-thespians.Research puts actors' memory on center stage

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Why Our Dreams Are Forgotten After Waking Up

Warning..You might fall asleep reading this.

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Ultimate VNC Setup Tutorial

Tutorial on VNC and Hamachi. Good read.

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A very cool pic

This is a real pic. Read the caption below the picture.

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The 100 Best Companies to Work For

Want a better company to work for here is a good list of the top 100 that you will actually like to work at.

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A very cool pic

This is a real pic. Read the caption below the picture.

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Russian Inventor Patents Invisibility Cloak - NEWS - MOSNEWS.COM

Dinking too much vodka? Or is this real?


Russian Inventor Patents Invisibility Cloak - NEWS - MOSNEWS.COM

Steve Jobs Quoted

"My role is to help Bob in any way that he needs."

Good Morning Silicon Valley: Quoted

Google Tunes could be imminent

Analyst claims so: "We believe that Google is in the midst of creating its own iTunes competitor, which we've dubbed 'Google Tunes. We think this is a logical step, now that the nascent Google Video product has been introduced."

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LINUX FOR OLDER COMPUTERS AND GREAT FOR LAPTOPS

This distro of the Linux operating system is great for Laptops and older computers. It runs nice and smooth, faster than many other Linux distros for laptops, give it a try.

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Digg Acquisition Rumors

"..just to set things straight - we are not in talks with Yahoo. We are focused on creating new features and expanding digg into new areas beyond tech. The recent reports about digg and Yahoo! are just rumors, nothing more."

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Nintendo DS Lite Size Comparison

Less than two-thirds the size of the original Nintendo DS and more than 20 percent lighter, the new DS Lite is a perfect match in style to the Nintendo Revolution.

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9 years ago today, the "BeOS" NOT NeXT's OS nearly became OSX

Damn I loved BeOS!!!

...Apple offered 125 million and Be asked for 200 million. Apple balked at the steep price and began to investigate other options...After a call from Steve Jobs ostensibly to warn against going with Be, Apple began to consider NeXT...

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Lots of animated GIF's illustrating a variety of math concepts

Sure, there're no Star Wars episodes in GIF here, but I'd like to see YOU come up with a good animation explaining cyclotomic polynomials ;-)

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Lots of animated GIF's illustrating a variety of math concepts

Sure, there're no Star Wars episodes in GIF here, but I'd like to see YOU come up with a good animation explaining cyclotomic polynomials ;-)

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Why did Apple censor the iTunes version of the Such Great Heights video?

It appears the version of the 'Such Great Heights' video that Apple released on iTunes has been censored. All signs of the name "Skyworks" have been blurred out, while they are visible in previous versions of the video. Several screenshots are available. Could there be anything else that can still be added to this Apple vs. Postal Service saga?

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Structure of the HIV virus is revealed for the first time

HIV, the virus which leads to AIDS and which affects 40 million people across the world, has been seen in detail for the first time by Oxford scientists and their colleagues in Heidelberg and Munich.

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Java Simulations of Cruithne, Earth's "Second Moon"

Cruithne is an asteroid orbitting the sun with an orbital frequency extremely close to that of the Earth; as a result, Cruithne is locked into an earth-resonant orbit around the sun. Check out these Java simulations of Cruithne, and the path it makes through the solar system.

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Confirmed: Gmail dot bug sends your email to other users!

Gmail doesn't recognize dots in usernames, so to Gmail, digg.user@gmail.com and digguser@gmail.com are the same. So while you can create a Gmail username with a dot, if an identical name exists without the dot, he'll get your email! Users have reported this weirdness for many months already, now it's confirmed by Google, albeit, not yet fixed.

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World Tracker - Turns anyone into a cellphone spy

Way cool find from endgadget.

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TrueMajorityACTION Oreos

TrueMajorityACTION Oreos

Video Game Maps

Who knows how long this guy spent mapping oldschool classics. He's done entire game maps of such classics as Legend Of Zelda: A Link To The Past, Super Mario World, Doom II, etc.

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The FREE html editor 1st Page 2006 has been released!

You can now uninstall your 1st Page 2000, as the HTML Editor 1st Page 2006 has finally been released. A lot of people were expecting this new release, many features have been added such as a nice WYSIWYG interface and scripting options. Oh, this program is FREE for use, at home AND at work!

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The FREE html editor 1st Page 2006 has been released!

You can now uninstall your 1st Page 2000, as the HTML Editor 1st Page 2006 has finally been released. A lot of people were expecting this new release, many features have been added such as a nice WYSIWYG interface and scripting options. Oh, this program is FREE for use, at home AND at work!

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Data Mining 101: Hacking Amazon Wishlists at Plastic Bugs

Data Mining 101: Hacking Amazon Wishlists at Plastic Bugs

Will Steve Jobs Be Disney's Big Cheese?

If the Pixar deal goes through, he'll be the biggest shareholder in the Mouse House. He won't be shy about expressing himself, either

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DMT 101

Joe Rogan on boingboing talking in detail about his favorite drug. An interesting listen.

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Listen here!!

MENSA Intelligence Test

very cool intelligence test, simple but clever ...

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Yahoo Gave Search Data To Bush Administration Lawyers

Yahoo Inc. on Thursday acknowledged handing over search data requested in a subpoena from the Bush administration, which is hoping to use the information to revive an anti-porn law

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NASA: Launch Was A Success. The 10 Year Journey Begins.

Jan. 19, 2006 The Atlas V Launch Was A Success. The 10 Year Journey Begins. The spacecraft will cross the entire span of the solar system and conduct flyby studies of Pluto and Charon in 2015. Watch it live @ http://www.ksc.nasa.gov/nasadirect/nasatv/tv-ie.htm

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Iceland the First Country to Try Abandoning Gasoline

Iceland wants to make a full conversion and plans to modify its cars, buses and trucks to run on renewable energy � with no dependence on oil.

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Apple updates their podcast tech specs.

Apple recently sent podcasters a list of updated technical specs to follow.

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The Onion has a podcast now!

I'm amazed nobody posted this on Digg yet...The Onion (quite best fake news satire, in case you have been living under a rock) has a podcast now! Hilarious as always, and quickly is becoming one of the top daily podcasts on iTunes.

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Honda (UK) - Civic

This is an amazing commercial. Its gonna take a while to load, but it really is worth it.

Honda (UK) - Civic

The worlds most used forums

Ever wonder which forum is the biggest of them all? well this site ranks the forums by posts and topic. They also provide you with the forums server specs, and they are pretty impressive for some of them. Like for example offtopic.com users online list is like 1000+ at the same time. All positive comments are thanked in advance

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Scammer changes name of OpenOffice, sells as his own for $29 per download.

This clever guy changes the app names - OpenOffice.org is Luxuriousity Office Suite ($29.95 for Instant Download!), GIMP is Photographer's Dream Pro ($19.99 download) on his site, and on eBay, search for "luxuriousity".

The kicker? No mention of GPL or source - a violation of GPL, I believe. Is there any way to stop guys like this?

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Play hundreds of classic Commodore 64 games online

Commando, Giana Sisters, Bubble Bobble, Boulder Dash and most of the other classic C64 titles playable directly in the browser without download. Gotta digg this!

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Full length Vampire movie, 9200 dollars

For 9200 dollars (including Powerbook G4 and Panisonic DV cam), you can make a feature length film. I'd go see it. Its amazing what kind of power technology is putting in our hands, the big boys better look out! first podcasting, now this!!

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Apple Drops Hints of iPod Phone

Four trademark applications submitted earlier this month by Apple are adding grist to the rumor mill concerning the launch of an iPod phone, which has been the subject of speculation almost since the launch of the company's popular digital-music player. Here comes the phone...

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The IRS' list of free e-filing services

This is a great resources and is usually difficult to find. Makes filing much easier.

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People Share The Darndest Things

People do indeed share the stupidest things on p2p networks. Everything from bank statements, credit card statements and tax returns to checks.

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3 Percent Fee On Cell Phones(Including Yours & Mine) Started 107 Years Ago

Anybody who has ever tried to decipher a cell phone bill knows how tough it can be. One of the charges is a 3 percent fee on every cell phone bill in America. The origin of the tax predates the invention of the cellular phone by nearly a century.

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Apple May Offshore iTunes To Duck Taxes

Nice quick read; via Techdirt: Taking a page from other retailers, Apple has reportedly confirmed that it is investigating the possibility of setting up an online iTunes store in the Channel Islands so its UK customers can avoid having to pay VAT thanks to the use of a loophole that's been termed a cynical tax dodge.

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Mac mini at CompUSA 1.42 GHz - $398.98

PowerPC G4 1.42GHz Processor, 256MB RAM, 80GB Hard Drive, 8X DVD / 24X16X24 CD-RW Combo Drive, Mac OS X Tiger v10.4

200 Bucks Cheaper than Apple Store!!!!!

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MillionDollarHomepage HIJACKED FOR RANSOM by Russian HACKERS!!

Wow. The FBI is investigating the hijacking of milliondollar-homepage.com - the website that earned $1m (£566,000) for its British creator Alex Tew by hosting micro-advertisements - by hackers who demanded a ransom to restore the site.

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UPDATE: Apple changes iTunes, now obtains consent before collecting info

Apple has changed the way iTunes works so that users are given the chance to decline the iTunes Ministore.

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Track your Stolen Mac via the Internet

In case of theft, Undercover not only reveals the internet location of your Mac, it also transmits screenshots, enabling you to closely monitor your stolen Mac.

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Next iPod may have "Higher Resolution Larger 3.5 inch" Video Screen

(screen size correction from my earlier post) Is this the "iPod Hi-Fi" being whispered about? From AppleInsider: Sources said that Apple is developing an iPod model with a higher-resolution display and about an inch of additional viewing area.

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42 Quality Google Videos

Need to kill some time? 42 popular videos from "The Best of Google Video" Project.

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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.

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Cuba Switches WHOLE Nation To Linux!

ONE OF the last bastions of revolutionary socialism, Cuba is to switch all its computers over to Linux to counter the influence of the Evil Capitalistic American lackey Microsoft.

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All of your favorite DOS games for download!

Remember Hugo: House of Horrors? What about Laser Lock? Here you can download them!

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Steve Jobs On Intel Switch, iPod Killers, and his Blog

Steve Jobs foiled the rumormongers once more at last week�s Macworld Expo. Most observers expected that Apple would announce the first Macintosh computers that partake of powerful and efficient Intel Core Duo microprocessors, the same used by top-notch Windows machines...

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Volkswagen GX3: 3 Wheels, 46 MPG

VW claims it can get 46 mpg in the city, and can do 0-60 mph in 5.7 seconds. Yes, it is a concept car, but VW claims they are seriously considering production if customer interest is sufficient. They would go for about $17,000 or less.

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LSD: The Geek's Wonder Drug?

When Kevin Herbert has a particularly intractable programming problem, or finds himself pondering a big career decision, he deploys a powerful mind expanding tool -- LSD-25.

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G5 vs. Intel iMac boot up time revisited

Everyone saw that video and everyone knows it's a con. But what are the real boot up times ? You'll be very surprised to see my test results. or maybe not surprised at all.

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Free High speed Internet

This simple guide shows you a couple tools helpful to logging into wireless networks whether they have encryption on our not.

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How to Detect a Two-Way Mirror

Paranoid about perverts watching you behind those mirrors in bathrooms, hotel rooms, and changing rooms? Find out how to detect and avoid them.

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Myth Busters The "lost" Experiments

Sometimes the guys and their faithful associates make mistakes, freak out or just plain torture each other.

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24 The Podcast

Done quite well, up to episode 2, big premiere tomorrow night!!!

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3-4 Hours of sleep Imagine the Possibilities(Polyphasic Sleep)

Many have heard of Polyphasic Sleep. You sleep 3-4 hours a day, taking 20-30 min. naps. This is a guys blog of his first 30 days then a 60th day update very interesting read.

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Flaw Could Allow Hacker To 'Own Every Outlook User In The World In A Week'

The Outlook and Exchange vulnerability disclosed by Microsoft Tuesday has the potential to become a much more virulent problem than the long-hyped Windows Metafile bug patched last week, said one of the e-mail flaw's discoverers Wednesday.

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Soderbergh does a DVD-theater release combo

"...the persistent buzz around its release has less to do with the film's artistic merits than with the fact that it will be broadcast on the high-definition network HDNet the night of its full theatrical release, Jan. 27, and also made available on DVD just four days later."

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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.

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Learn Python in 10 minutes

This is a cool short tutorial on Python. It takes less than 10 minutes and it's very concise and to the point. (Warning: programming experience required).

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Department of Homeland Security Video Shows You How To Use Hacking Tools

The January 4, 2006 Dept. of Homeland Security Daily Infrastructure Report Highlighted a free online video and that shows the viewer the exact tools and procedures they need to hack into a person's computer.

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Microsoft Quietly Ditches WMP for Mac

Microsoft pulls the plug on Windows Media Player for Mac as part of a general pull back from Mac consumer software. All that will be left will be Mac Office and Messenger.

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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.

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"Music Video" done on an Apple II

This is awesome , that is very good coding on a apple II remember this is not even an apple IIe with 128k this is an apple II with only 48k of ram.
I think the code at end is one of the kewlest things in the video.

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Unintentionally Geeky Joke In Apple's Share Price

A reporter at News.com noticed an extremely unintentional inside joke with Apple's closing share price today.

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Google Pack fails to impress

"Google's decision to launch a desktop software bundle has left many industry observers underwhelmed and confused about the company's long-term strategy."

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Windows Live Injected

Just put anything after Prg= and it will show on the Windows Live page...
This message is kinda hilarious!
via: A friend on MSN

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"One More Thing" - Macbook pro - Intel Based Apple Laptop - 2 processors!

"One More Thing" - Macbook pro - Intel Based Apple Laptop

The "Fastest notebook ever" will sport 2 processors....

Looks like i'll be ordering soon.. Its out.

Apple Store will be up once this keynote is over.....

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Steve Mallette's Response To The "Digg Controversy"

"Yesterday an unfortunate incident occurred on Digg where a patently false accusation was made against me. Due to its inflammatory nature it was voted �thumbs-up� evidently without much investigation by many digg readers."

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Cyclops kitten only lives one day... PHOTO!

Cy, short for Cyclopes, a kitten born with only one eye and no nose, is shown in this photo provided by its owner in Redmond, Oregon, on Wednesday, Dec. 28, 2005.

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O'Reilly writer Steve Mallett has stolen digg's code

I spent some time researching Steve Mallett's latest creations: iTunesLove.com, 180n.com, and linuxfilter.com. It seems he has copy-and-pasted digg's CSS and HTML directly into his own digg clone sites. Then decided to SPAM O'Reilly sites on digg. Don't worry, I have proof.

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New Podcast on 24.

Independent fan doing a podcast, new season starts next week! Will be weekly recaps, with spoilers at the end, so if you dont want to hear them you can listen to the first part of the show. You know Alex Albrecht would love this!!

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SploitCast - a new podcast for hackers

This is an interesting new podcast that has a rather unique format. The first SploitCast episode features a roundtable discussion on the WMF exploit.

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A peek into movie theater economics

So how do the theaters make their money?

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Adobe announces beta version of Aperture competitor,

What's particularly interesting is that Adobe is releasing a public beta of Lightroom on January 10, the opening day of Macworld. I don't think you'll be seeing this one on the keynote stage, as Jobs isn't welcoming Lightroom with open arms. Chances are, Jobs won't be stopping by the Adobe booth at Macworld to check it out either.

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Sony CEO admits on CBS' 60 Minutes: "Jobs Smarter, iPod; a wake-up call"

Sony Chief Executive Officer Howard Stringer said in an interview broadcast Sunday that his company has made huge mistakes in the online music and player business and that Apple CEO Steve Jobs has been a thorn in the Japanese electronics makers side

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Also check out the new site where all the updates will be. Http://24podcast.blogspot.com

Cell phone records for sale!

From the Chicago Sun Times: your cell phone records are on sale now. "The Chicago Police Department is warning officers their cell phone records are available to anyone -- for a price. Dozens of online services are selling lists of cell phone calls, raising security concerns among law enforcement and privacy experts."

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Exclusive: Apple Plasma Displays to Rock MWSF

O'Grady sounds off about a special Apple announcement to be made on Tuesday's Macworld Expo keynote address in San Francisco. In a humorously analogized editorial piece, he is first to reveal the details about how Apple is about to rock the consumer electronics world again with an entirely new product ... HDTV Plasmas.

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RUMOR: Apple To Launch Flash-Based Notebook Next Week!

"Rumour's jungle drums continue to beat patterns suggesting Apple may launch its first Intel-powered Mac next week - and the offering may feature flash-based cache memory for faster start-ups and performance."

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Most of Vista features unadulterated ripoffs from Apple Mac OS X

Ordinarily, I'm careful about making accusations like this, because I know I'll get hammered by Apple bashers. But in this case, there's not a shred of doubt: most of the features Microsoft demonstrated last night were pure, unadulterated ripoffs from Mac OS X.

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What happens when something travels FASTER than the speed of light?

Cerenkov Radiation is when high velocity particles travel faster than the speed of light in a medium.

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WalMart website compares African American leaders to Apes

WalMart online shoppers who buy the Planet of the Apes DVD set are shown similar items available for purchase. Among these are documentaries on the life of Martin Luther King, Jr., boxer Jack Johnson, and Tina Turner. I am not sure how these items are similar, but it sure is offensive.

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7 year old finishes second in the largest Halo FFA of all-time!

At MLG Chicago, Lil Poison proved what the hardcore MLG community already knew -- that there is no gimmick behind his play. He's not �good for a 7-year-old.� He's great, period.

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.: UNEASYsilence :. » Doh, Stewart agrees to host the Oscars

.: UNEASYsilence :. » Doh, Stewart agrees to host the Oscars

Fark's best Photoshops of 2005

A collection of user's favorite photoshoppings in 2005.

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A Moment Frozen in Time

On May 19, 2005, Mars Exploration Rover Spirit captured this stunning view as the sun sank below the rim of the Gusev crater on Mars. This image mosaic was taken around 6:07 on the evening of the rover's 489 Martian day, or sol. Spirit was commanded to stay awake briefly after sending that sol's data to the Mars Odyssey orbiter just before sunset.

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New iPods To Arrive with Wireless

No more wires will be needed to connect your iPod to your car stereo. The patents indicates that this technology will send music and ID3 tags to your car stereo.

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Hubble Ultra Deep Field (6200x6200 JPEG)

This is a link to one of the most spectacular photographs ever taken - the Hubble Ultra Deep Field. Save for five foreground stars, every point of light in the photograph is a galaxy. This 1 million second exposure was taken over the course of 400 hubble orbits of the Earth, and is the farthest into space we have ever seen!

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First Linux only PC product line

"The Koobox line is unique in that all of the computers are optimized for utilizing Linux exclusively," said Linspire CEO Kevin Carmony. "In fact, none of these machines even offer Microsoft Windows as an option...shows just how much ground Linux is gaining."

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The 'Wow' Signal

"He did some analysis of the data, and by all indications this powerful, narrowband radio signal was from outside of our solar system. But was it sent by an advanced civilization?"

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O'Reilly Asterisk Book Available For Free Download

O'Reilly Media's latest book, Asterisk: The Future of Telephony, written by Jim Van Meggelen, Jared Smith, and Leif Madsen is available for download in PDF format. In the spirit of open source, O'Reilly has licensed the book under the creative commons license making it free to download and distribute.

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Mystery Painkiller

"How do fake drugs called placebos kill some patients' pain? Until now, nobody knew. As this ScienCentral News video explains, brain scans have let scientists observe for the first time how the placebo effect activates the brain's own painkillers--which could lead to better pain management."

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Rumors still Alive of "the Simpsons sharing stage with Steve" at Macworld

(Check Prediction #7 on the list) I first submitted this story about 19 days ago but the talk still continues of the possibility of Steve Jobs introducing "the Simpsons" during his Keynote speech. This may kick off the Fox/Apple iTunes partnership. The Simpsons may appear as an Animated Clip conversing with Steve on the stage...

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Google map of open webcams

This is a Google map of unprotected/open camera streams obtained from Google searches. The IP addresses for each camera has been mapped to it's Geolocation.

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The Rumor Mill: " Microsoft To Buy Yahoo For $80 Billion "

"..there were rumors this past weekend that Microsoft offered $80 billion for Yahoo. Yahoo was said to have rejected the bid as too low. On Tuesday, even though neither party would comment, talk of a potential Yahoo-Microsoft deal of some kind sent Yahoo shares up 4.4 percent. For the record, Microsoft has $40 billion in cash at hand."

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Use a Prius to power your house during a blackout

The Toyota Prius - Gasoline-electric hybrid vehicles can serve as a UPS (Uninterruptible Power Supply) for your house. The Prius, unlike the generator, also has a battery that provides instant, UPS-like power, to your house.

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Making great PowerPoint presentations - the 10/20/30 rule

An excellent blog from a venture capitalist who details how to create effective slideshows - the right amount of slides, the right length, and the right font size. A must-read for those in the business world.

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Warp drive ENGAGE! The real thing?

Wow is warp drive coming soon? You decide!

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iPods feel like crap, says Jobs

"This feels like crap!" he allegedly said, and looked as if he might hurl his pre-production iPod across the room.

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NO Ads in Wikipedia Says Wales

Wales said he was badly misquoted in a Times Online story published last week with the headline, "Wikipedia chief considers taking ads."

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Top Ten Most Significant Apple Moments

What are the most significant moments in Apple Computer history? Read the writers top ten list.

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Google PC!

Google will unveil its own low-price personal computer or other device that connects to the Internet. Google has been in negotiations with Wal-Mart Stores Inc., among other retailers, to sell a Google PC.

NOW THIS IS GOOD!

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Unreal stabilized JFK assassination video

Incredibly high quality Quicktime stabilized version of the infamous Zapruder assassination footage. Hoax or no? Either way the video is absolutely unreal and a must see. Caution: Extremely graphic.

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South Park turns to Apple for new storage setup

While South Park may appear technologically amateurish with its character cutouts, over the past nine seasons the cartoon series has added a great deal of storage-consuming detail, including backgrounds and crowd shots that can take up to 100MB of memory each.

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Apple to replace iPod shuffle line?

Apple Computer may be about to phase out, or replace, one of its low-end iPods, if the availability of the device on the company's Web site - and through its retail partners -- is any indication. Customers can no longer buy the one-gigabyte iPod shuffle through Apple's Web store or through those of such leading online retailers

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Newegg.com pulling a fast one?

Apparently Newegg is no longer verified with TRUSTe. When you click the "Click to verify" Logo on the left, we find Newegg in big trouble.

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Intimate, instantaneous, and nomad architecture

"iNSTANT eGO is a concept dwelling that allows the emergence of intimate electronic space in the middle of the urban public space. Plugged to clothing, iNSTANT eGO is an inflatable cluster of intelligent tissue folded over, waiting to be unfolded."

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Free WiFi Banned By Officials at Boston's Logan Airport

If the FCC rules in favor of airport officials, it will set a precedent to allow any building owner to ban Free WiFi offered by tenants. Spread the word. We can't let building owners create WiFi monopolies for their own financial benefit.
Boston Airport Officials
http://www.massport.com/sitemap/contact.asp
FCC
http://www.fcc.gov/contacts.html

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Declassified KGB Report Claims UFOs Real

The alleged "Blue Folder" the KGB kept on UFOs has not only been declassified but the Russian Academy of Sciences considers it a credible phenomenon. Not only that, they are also very interested in further researching the phenomenon further. Does this make Russia the first government to openly acknowledge UFOs as real?

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Pitch Lake, Trinidad

I found this after looking at the Pitch Drop digg item, this is an entire lake of 'pitch' (tar).

"Unlike a sterile and lifeless parking lot, you soon get a sense here that this lake is somehow alive"

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EyeBud can turn video iPod into big-screen TV for one

Bellevue-based eMagin Corp. has developed a wearable headset system that plugs into Apple Computer's portable media device and displays video from it in front of one eye, using optical technology designed to give the picture a higher resolution and make it appear larger than on the iPod's screen.

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Hacker's Hall of Fame

This is pretty cool, its a compilation of all the most famous hackers and their stories. Check it out.

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Futurama Movie in 2007

Good news, everyone!

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What's So Bad About Microsoft?

Why doesn't everyone hate Apple or Linux? Here are a bunch of reasons.

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Send a Robotic voice call to anyone through this website

I'm not sure if this has been on digg but I thought it was pretty cool. Just type in the phone number including area code and then a message. In the license key field put a zero "0" and hit enter. The robot voice will say your message to the call recipient.

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Chat with others visiting the same site

A Firefox extension and service providing a chat area at the bottom of your browser. All users visiting the same site appear in the same chat area.

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Cory quit his day-job

Cory is leaving his position at EFF and becoming a full time writer. He talks about his experience and dificulty working at EFF.

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Review: Cell Phone Jammer - Drop All Cell Phone Calls 30+ feet around you

Just bought one of these things, expensive but hilarious. It actually works. I love following people around and driving them nuts. Great for the airplane after you land or I just leave it on when at a restaurant.

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