Friday, June 23, 2006
U.S. a bigger threat than Iran?
Europeans seem to think so: "I thought it was absurd for people to think that we're more dangerous than Iran," Bush snapped when asked, in general terms, about the poll results. His irritation grew when an Austrian reporter read him some specific poll numbers.
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God's Blog
It's nice to know that The Omnipotent cares enough to drop us a post from time to time.
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Ultimate Wardriving Guide
With more and more people going for convenience in home networks,
or even business networks, wireless routers are seen more and more. It's time to wardrive!
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or even business networks, wireless routers are seen more and more. It's time to wardrive!
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Nintendo Wii mockup next to stuff ... lots of stuff
"DocCRP has crafted a pair of meticulous Wii mockups, complete with Wiimote, and proceeded to take pictures of the diminutive box next to ... well, just about everything. NES? Yup. Atari 2600? Sure. Ketchup bottle? Yeah. Dreamcatcher? Errr, yeah, that's here. John Philip Sousa award? Now it's just getting weird."
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"Superman Returns" Science: Decoding the Movie Hero's Powers
But while a lot of the action in Superman Returns will undoubtedly be impossible, much about the Last Son of Krypton is anchored in real science.
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Charles Darwin's tortoise dies
THE world's oldest animal in captivity has died on the Sunshine Coast at the ripe old age of 176.
Giant Galapagos tortoise Harriet has died of a suspected heart attack.
She was a star attraction at Steve Irwin's Australia Zoo since the 1980s and even features in the Guinness Book of Records for her longevity.
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Giant Galapagos tortoise Harriet has died of a suspected heart attack.
She was a star attraction at Steve Irwin's Australia Zoo since the 1980s and even features in the Guinness Book of Records for her longevity.
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What Scientology Doesn't Want You To See
In light of what happened to codebot.org, here are top-secret religious materials from the Church of Scientology that they don't want the public to see. Posting material like this online has, in the past, caused legal threats and even forced Slashdot to infamously remove a comment. Enjoy, and educate yourself about this organization!
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Mirror of codebot.org site that was illegally taken down
This site was illegally shut down by the Church of Scientology.
I have provided a mirror so that people can read the truth. Feel free to browse the rest of the site and learn more.
What's that? That fruity club has taken that one down too? Well try one of these:
http://tinyurl.com/po58j
http://trogdoor.googlepages.com/scientology.html
http://www.duggmirror.com/science/Mirror_of_codebot.org_site_that_was_illegally_taken_down/
http://whois.domaintools.com/scientology-truth.info
http://www-static.cc.gatech.edu/~achille/scientology.html
http://scald.org/tmp/scientology/
http://vistech.org/scientology
http://www.myspace.com/churchofscientology
http://pinkprankradio.com/?p=37
http://s168865304.onlinehome.us/index.php?option=com_content&task=view&id=29&Itemid=2
http://www.scientology-truth.info/content/view/29/2/
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I have provided a mirror so that people can read the truth. Feel free to browse the rest of the site and learn more.
What's that? That fruity club has taken that one down too? Well try one of these:
http://tinyurl.com/po58j
http://trogdoor.googlepages.com/scientology.html
http://www.duggmirror.com/science/Mirror_of_codebot.org_site_that_was_illegally_taken_down/
http://whois.domaintools.com/scientology-truth.info
http://www-static.cc.gatech.edu/~achille/scientology.html
http://scald.org/tmp/scientology/
http://vistech.org/scientology
http://www.myspace.com/churchofscientology
http://pinkprankradio.com/?p=37
http://s168865304.onlinehome.us/index.php?option=com_content&task=view&id=29&Itemid=2
http://www.scientology-truth.info/content/view/29/2/
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Free Google Video
For today only, google video is letting users watch normally priced movies for free. Sweet.
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PS3 Secret Weapon Revealed?
A story that MegaGames claims is exclusive suggests that a 3D user and environment recognition add-on will be available for PS3 at launch. Developed by Prime Sense the device will be reminiscent of the glove manipulated computer of Minority Report. A PC version will also become available a bit later.
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Man Makes $100-$300 a Day Sitting In Cars
Torrentspy Names Alleged MPAA Hacker
Documents present more details regarding the alleged relationship between the MPAA and a man who claims to be the hacker.
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Librarian disciplined for upholding Constitution
Hasbrouck Heights (NJ) Library Director Michele Reutty is under fire for following the 4th amendment and not giving private info to the police without a subpoena. She faces a 30 day suspension without pay.
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Watch the World Cup in Ascii!!
Of all the ways to watch the World Cup, this is the most creative. Just telnet diego.ascii-wm.net 2006
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Thursday, June 22, 2006
Bill Gates Admits Piracy
Bill Gates told the WSJ that he watches copyrighted physics lectures and the Globetrotters on YouTube. My favourite quote: 'Stolen's a strong word. It's copyrighted content that the owner wasn't paid for. So yes.'
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Futurama is back, for real this time!
The quirky animated show from "Simpsons" creator Matt Groening was canceled by Fox about two years ago, but will return with at least 13 new episodes on Comedy Central by 2008.
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Guy arrested for using free WiFi without buying something
A Vancouver, WA coffee shop called the cops on a guy who had been mooching their free wireless over a three month period without buying anything. Fair game or foul play?
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US threatens trade sanctions against Sweden because of thepiratebay
English subbed news cast about the MPAA and US government threatening the swedish government with trade sanctions if www.thepiratebay.org is not shut down.
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Dvorak: the Golden Age of the Internet, enjoy it while you can
"How many people realize that we're living in a golden age, the Golden Age of the Internet? It won't last; golden ages never do. Some of it will remain, but there's evidence that much of it is headed for the trash heap of history." Great article to pass on to non-techie friends about why stuff like net neutrality matter.
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Utility Nukes Windows Genuine Advantage Callbacks
Don't want your Windows PC phoning home to Microsoft? Here's news about a utility to stop it.
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US Govt. to EFF: We're above the law!
New court filings from the government argue that secrecy is more important than legality. "In short, the Government asserts that AT&T and the Executive can break the laws crafted by Congress, and there is nothing the Judiciary can do about it."
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Sony: We Don't Need GTA, Anyway
Sony Co-COO Jack Tretton says that the console war won't be decided in third party exclusives, and that it wouldn't make a difference to Sony if they had Grand Theft Auto IV exclusively or not. He cites first party success as the future and admits Sony has no real answer to Halo 3.
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Robots: From Servants to Friends to... Lovers??
Moral questions are raised: Would sex between a human and a robot be considered actual sex or a form of masturbation? Do we need to protect robots from rape and sexual abuse? Is it moral to create robots for deviant sexual urges (child robots for pedophiles, or robots that crave physical abuse for S&M)?
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Wednesday, June 21, 2006
The Deepest Hole
Over forty years ago, researchers in the Soviet Union began an ambitious drilling project whose goal was to penetrate the Earth's upper crust and sample the warm, mysterious area where the crust and mantle intermingle...
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Day of Action Against RIAA
On June 23rd DefectiveByDesign.org will provide the contact numbers for the RIAA and similar organizations around the world.
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UPDATE: UFO Hacker talks about what he found
An exclusive interview with the british hacker that accessed the NASA network in search of UFO proof talks to Wired about what he found.
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AOL Refuses to Cancel Service for Deceased Woman
When this woman's mother died in a car wreck, and tried to cancel her AOL service, AOL refused and said that her mother would need to call and cancel the service herself. Outrageous!
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MPAA stalking Pirate Bay guys
Not content with trying to take down the site, the MPAA have now resorted to stalking anakata of TPB
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Sweden Pressured to take Pirate Bay Action
Documents published today indeed confirm the Swedish government succumbed to MPAA and US government pressure.
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All the programming algorithms you might ever need
Dell laptop explodes at Japanese conference (Pictures)
AN INQUIRER READER attending a conference in Japan was sat just feet away from a laptop computer that suddenly exploded into flames, in what could have been a deadly accident.
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RIAA sues Youtube users
Tuesday, June 20, 2006
The COMPLETE command line list for Linux, Windows, Oracle, and MacOS
Satellite imagery of N. Korea missile site
The missile test facility causing all the stir is called the Musudan-ri test facility. A series of satellite images reveal the preparations for testing. Other links contain additional diagrams and discussions.
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Earth Surrounded by Giant Fizzy Bubbles
The space above you is fizzing with activity as bubbles of superhot gas constantly grow and pop around Earth, scientists announced today.
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Superman Returns: IS THE "Most Expensive Film Ever"?
It has now been verified Superman Returns is the most expensive movie ever made! Some reports peg the budget of the film to be near $US300 million ($A400 million), making it easily the most expensive film ever made, but Singer reports its cost at being $US200 million ($A270 million).
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Searching for another earth
Astonishing multimedia presentation created by NASA in connection with its planned search for "another earth."
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China's '08 Olympic Stadium Design Reminds Me of Something...
To some viewers, this design for the 2008 Olympic stadium to be constructed in Beijing looks like a definitive portion of the female anatomy.
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Yahoo Opens IM to Developers. Sweet!
Yahoo Messenger, with 60 million worldwide users, just got a lot more interesting, releasing a software development kit to allow third parties to create content plugins.
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Website taken down by Scientology after being dugg
Codebot.org was given a takedown notice by the Church of Scientology after getting 2800+ diggs. Here's the discussion from the original link: http://digg.com/links/Amazingly_Scary_In-depth_Look_at_Scientology_
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Doctors who had a taste of their own medicine.
Self-experimentation is quite controversial and generally considered unethical. We owe a lot to these mavericks who risked their health to help others. This article shows the best and worst of it from the Nobel prize winners to those left broken addicts. Some gave themselves agonizing diseases, and others died from malnutrition.
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Monday, June 19, 2006
Lex Luthor Vs. George Bush -- Who's a More Evil President?
Think Bush is our worst president ever? President Lex Luthor is no prize either. But who is the worst of the worst?
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Apple to team up with 50 Cent for a cheap mac?
It is reported that Apple could be teaming up with rapper 50 Cent. We may be seeing a cheap mac based for inner-city kids, with an influence from 50 Cent.
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List of New Craigslist Cities
Handy list of new Craigslist cities added this past week. And YES, the U.P. made the cut.
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U.S. Senate Proposes Net User's 'Bill of Rights'
New compromise legislation attempts to guarantee user's rights to set up web sites and receive content without worrying about being blocked by ISP's. In addition, ISP's are required to provide "naked" services that don't include such things as telephone or cable t.v. subscriptions. The legislation does not prevent tiered internet access, however.
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Watch TV for free
TVUNetworks let's you watch TV for free from your PC...channels include ABC and ESPN
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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.
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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.
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Nice if you ever wanted to become another person.
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North Korea has a missile that can hit the USA & they can't wait to try it!
North Korea just announced that they have an intercontinental ballistic missile that has a range far enough to hit the USA. And they are planning to test it any day now. Wouldn't it be awful if they had nuclear warhead to go with it? Oh wait... Good thing they're not run by a crazy dictator....Holy Crap!!
And then the GOPites wonder why we exclaimed at hitting the Middle East instead of these guys!
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And then the GOPites wonder why we exclaimed at hitting the Middle East instead of these guys!
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How a month and a half on Paxil taught me to love being shy
They promise ease in a pill. An end to social anxiety. Does my degree of shyness warrant medication? It was enough to make me want to see what life was like without being shy. I wondered what Paxil could do for me. Was a smoother, suaver Seth just 20 milligrams away? Great Read!
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Construction of Norway's Doomsday Vault Begins Today
"It sounds like something from a science fiction filmâ??a doomsday vault carved into a frozen mountainside on a secluded Arctic island. But Norway's ambitious project is on its way to becoming reality Monday when construction begins on the Svalbard Global Seed Vault, designed to house as many as 3 million of the world's crop seeds."
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