Saturday, March 18, 2006
Canadian Study Contradicts RIAA's Claims
While CRIA regularly trumpets comissioned studies as evidence for the problems posed by P2P, this week it released a major study without any fanfare whatsoever.
Michael Geist - CRIA's Own Study Counters P2P Claims
Michael Geist - CRIA's Own Study Counters P2P Claims
Dell's are great for porno
A guy calls in to QVC to tell everyone what he loves about his new Dell. Hilarity ensues.
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I thought I've seen it all: The Pleestation !!
Plee is a Dutch world for toilet. The Pleestation is actually a toilet combined with a game computer and sensors. With your pee you can hit several sensors and play a game..unbelievable!
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Video of Xbox 360 Hacked
"A while ago we brought to you news about how the Xbox 360 firmware routines were still intact.. Months of hard work have come to an end, with the Xbox 360 firmware being well and truly hacked, the security details posted a few days ago are said to be proof as well as a video, this hack will not be made available publicly it seems."
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Firefly rights out of Fox's hands?
SciFi has "re-licensed" the rights from Fox. Does this mean that they have the rights to make new ones? Probably just means that they can air the old episodes, but it MAY mean this is the first step to season 2.
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Macbreak: Leo Laporte demonstrates WinXP running on a Mac Mini
Windows XP on an Intel Core Solo Mac Mini.
(Launches iTunes Music Store for free download)
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(Launches iTunes Music Store for free download)
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Can Google Keep A Secret?
Google hasn't had much luck keeping secrets lately. In the past couple weeks, Google has admitted erring when it posted on its Web site internal projections not meant for the public. Around the same time, company documents that were mistakenly released on the Web revealed that Google is preparing to offer online storage to Web users.
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Panasonic Unveils Intelligent Touchscreen Table! (Video + Pics)
Panasonic unveils their interactive and intelligent table. Your mobile phone has all your personal data, agenda and contacts stored into it and once you put your phone on the table, a small "agent" can read the information from your phone.
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List of only the best Windows Open-Source Software
Perfectly simple and great for getting non-techies using F/OSS. Open Source Windows is a 'simple list of the best free and open-source software for Windows'. The site is based on Open Source Mac, which has been on Digg previously.
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Friday, March 17, 2006
Atkins Diet: It May Kill You
From SBJ's "Well DUH" News Desk: The high-protein Atkins diet has caused a "life-threatening complication" for a woman who strictly followed the diet, say US doctors.
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New Pics from Superman Returns
USA Today has 14 pics including a few not shown at the Superman site. Features pics of Superman hibernating in an egg-shaped chamber and images of Kevin Spacey as Lex Luthor. Also, Parker Posey as Luthor's love interest.
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How To Create RFID Access for Your Front Door! (pics)
Here's an awesome detailed "how-to" on creating RFID access for your front door!
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Google Earth live flight tracking
Free Gas! Just hack RFID
Oh for the Love of St Patrick: Reaction Test!
How Fast is Your Brain. Better try this before the green beer starts flowing...Happy St. Patrick's Day.
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XP running on intel macs - HOWTO
If this is what happens when you play games I am giving up now!
What happens when video games come to life? An untimely end is on the horizon for the stars of this video promoting amBX.
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NES Light Gun alarm clock mod
A London Geek has hard-wired a vintage NES lightgun to his alarm clock in what could be described as a pretty fun gadget - or piece of art.
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Snakes on a Plane? Watch the trailer.
Snakes on a F*@KING plane!
AICN has the Snakes on a Plane trailer. See what all the fuss is about. "Enough is enough.." he says, "I've HAD it with the snakes!" before beatting the crap out of someone with a flailing viper!
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AICN has the Snakes on a Plane trailer. See what all the fuss is about. "Enough is enough.." he says, "I've HAD it with the snakes!" before beatting the crap out of someone with a flailing viper!
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Google Maps API Basic Tutorial
A tutorial to help you create your own interactive maps using the Google API. A good cut and paste "I want to get something working asap" type of tutorial. Will have you geographically enabled in no time.
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Where's The Plane?
This site provides nearly real-time tracking of ALL the flights over a given area. It's a slow load, so be patient, and once it loads up, zoom out to the 50 mile radius of the airport. Amazing how much is in the air at any given time.
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List Of Security-related Firefox Extensions
Firefox's extensions are one of its biggest selling points. Looking for ones that will help make your browsing more secure? Check out this list.
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