Saturday, July 15, 2006
Original Footage of the Hindenburg Disaster
Will Printer Ink Ever be Cheaper?
"It
â??s somewhat of an open secret that the photofinishing industry relies on high-margin ink, toner and other supplies sales for profit. But consumers are starting to demand more for their money, according to a study announced today."
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â??s somewhat of an open secret that the photofinishing industry relies on high-margin ink, toner and other supplies sales for profit. But consumers are starting to demand more for their money, according to a study announced today."
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More Wii Controller Details Come out..
How its powered, its lifetime, rumble ability, how it all work, the "Classic" Controller and More..
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US 'could be going bankrupt'
The United States is heading for bankruptcy, according to an extraordinary paper published by one of the key members of the country's central bank.
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Breakthrough: kidney transplant with incompatible blood types
The first kidney transplant in Australia between a donor and recipient with incompatible blood types has just been performed in Melbourne.
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Poll: Americans Want Democrats in Power
Republicans are in jeopardy of losing their grip on Congress in November. With less than four months to the midterm elections, the latest Associated Press-Ipsos poll found that Americans by an almost 3-to-1 margin hold the GOP-controlled Congress in low regard.
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E.T.'s Arctic Cousins?
"An unusual discovery in remote Canada may help us humans find the nearest extraterrestrial life."
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Media Divided: Is U.S. Now In World War III, IV, or V?
With the recent escalation of violence in the Middle East and a terrorist attack in Mumbai, India, the media have declared a new "world war" but have can't agree on whether it is World War III, IV, or V.
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New Internet protocol provides new addresses
Oil climbs to never-before-seen levels as world tensions rise
SAN FRANCISCO (MarketWatch) -- Crude-oil futures climbed to never-before-seen levels Friday and analysts predict $80 prices as early as next week, with violence between Israel and Lebanon and the Wests quarrels with Iran and North Korea fueling traders anxiety over the state of oil supplies as countries begin to take sides on the various conflicts
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Lieberman's 'Judas kiss' could seal his primary fate
Today, however, he is in the fight of his life; a senator of 18 years standing who must endure the ignominy of a primary against a dangerous challenger who has built his campaign on his opposition to the war in Iraq. [...] The candidate himself remembers his brush with Bush slightly differently.
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No Jail Time for FBI Consultant Hacker
An FBI computer consultant who pleaded guilty to hacking the secret passwords of Director Robert Mueller and others will not serve any time in prison, a federal judge has ruled.
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Friday, July 14, 2006
BREAKING: Iran Promises Retaliation if Israel Attacks Syria
Iran's President said that if the 'Zionist Regime' attacks Syria, it would be considered an attack on the whole Islamic world that would bring a "fierce response."
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85% decline in rape caused by increase in porn?
Recent statistics have shown that incidents of rape have declined by 85% since 1970. Although the major news agency's haven't reported it, what could be causing this decline, especially since the religious movement would say that porn causes increases in crimes like this. Commentary on the subject linked.
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Skype protocols opening up, ready or not.
Chinese programmers write their own Skype client, able to call directly to Skype. This means they reverse engineered the Skype cloud, the Skype session protocols, encryption, and negotiated the audio codec settings.
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The Size of the Sperm: Is bigger better?
Evolution favors tiny sperm, which boost a guys chances of fertilizing an egg. So why do some fruit flies produce giant sperm? A new study explains how evolution can favor guys with gargantuan gametes.
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Linux Pre-installed on a AMD 64-bit Based System for $300
Technalign has said that they have partnered with Britt Systems in Florida to provide a 64-bit AMD 2800+ computer for under $300.00.
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Firefox Anti-Phishing Features Score Points
Mozilla's new Firefox 2.0 beta release is now available for download.
The latest version of the popular alternative to the Internet Explorer
browser includes anti-phishing features to protect users from being
tricked by fake Web sites.
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The latest version of the popular alternative to the Internet Explorer
browser includes anti-phishing features to protect users from being
tricked by fake Web sites.
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Microsoft releases new OS for old PCs
Extend the life of older PCs with "Windows Fundamentals for Legacy PCs" or you can switch to Linux.
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Darwin's Finches Evolve Before Scientists' Eyes
Competition for food between two species drives an important evolutionary concept. Add this to your list of evolutionary changes in our lifetime.
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Soviet-Style Rule in Iraq
Why can't the U.S. government build an economy in Iraq? For the exact same reason the Soviets couldn't.
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Can more sex make up for less life?
A higher level of the hormone increases sex drive and attractiveness of males, leading to more offspring and increased evolutionary fitness; it also weakens the immune system, amplifies stress, and encourages recklessness, increasing the risk of departing the gene pool altogether
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46,000 pieces of plastic for every square mile of ocean
A June United Nations Environmental Program report estimated that there are an average of 46,000 pieces of plastic debris floating on or near the surface of every square mile of ocean.
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Shift: Why Wii Will Win
The Nintendo Wii surprised a lot of people, generating loads of buzz from its strange name, unique controller, and low price point. An admittedly underpowered machine, Nintendo has taken a very risky path, ignoring gamers' cries for cranked specs and flashy graphics. Will this risky strategy pay off, and will the Wii succeed?
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NASA: Don't Flush It -- Breathe It
This week's space shuttle mission will bring a breath of fresh air to the International Space Station with the delivery and installation of a new device from NASA that can turn astronaut pee into oxygen. The devices could hold the key to a major hurdle for extended space travel and off-planet colonization.
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Republicans outraged over Internet campaign use of flag-draped coffins
"In his 2004 re-election campaign, a controversial Bush commercial used the image of the flag-draped coffin of a terror victim in an effort to evoke the attacks of Sept. 11, 2001. At the time, the families of some 9/11 victims attacked the Bush campaign, but Republicans stood by the ad." Flip-flopping, anyone?
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Poisonous Snake Found On Plane To Amsterdam
Spider-Man and Venom Movie Poster.
Sony Pictures has released a new back-lit movie theatre poster to help wet the palates of Spidey fans worldwide. This poster is an incredible depiction of the Spider-Man/Venom inner battle that'll ensue come the now confirmed release date of 05/04/07.
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"South Park" duo get animated about censorship
"So there are two things we can't do on Comedy Central: show Muhammad or Tom Cruise," Trey Parker said. "We didn't do any press because we were just going to get in a pissing war with Tom Cruise, and we didn't want to be in the same article as that guy. We picked the wrong guy to parody because we're going to be asked about this for years."
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BREAKING: Hezbollah Leader Vows 'All-Out' War on Israel After Home Hit
Hezbollah head Nasrallah kicks up the rhetoric, vowing all-out war on the Jewish state.
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GoogleFi: Almost Live For Some
Google
â??s Mountain View WiFi network is ready to go, though not open to the public, but about 100 people are already starting to receive invitations to test the service. A few of the residents were saying that they could already see the SSID number when their computer searches for a WiFi signal. That made a Google spokesperson look a bit nervous.
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â??s Mountain View WiFi network is ready to go, though not open to the public, but about 100 people are already starting to receive invitations to test the service. A few of the residents were saying that they could already see the SSID number when their computer searches for a WiFi signal. That made a Google spokesperson look a bit nervous.
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Photo in Calif. could be world's largest
What is believed to be the world's largest photo was successfully created in a hangar that had been converted into a massive camera at the former El Toro Marine Corps base.
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Google sends blogger aspirin after complaining about Google headaches
After writing a blog post titled â??Dear Google, Youâ??re Giving Me a Headacheâ??, Google sent the author a small pack of acetaminophen, with a message saying "I hope this helps you keep up with the many Adwords changes."
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Thursday, July 13, 2006
Vlogger Charged with Civil Contempt
After being excused by the Federal Grand Jury last month, the Assistant US Attorney is bringing civil contempt charges against vlogger Josh Wolf after all.
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Former CIA operative Valerie Plame sues Cheney, Rove, and Libby
Former CIA agent Valerie Plame Wilson and her husband, former Ambassador Joseph Wilson, filed suit in federal court today against Vice President Dick Cheney, his former Chief of Staff I. Lewis "Scooter" Libby, top Presidential advisor Karl Rove and other unnamed senior White House officials, for their role in disclosing her CIA status.
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The Iraqi sniper about whom the U.S.A. doesn't want you to know.
The ONE time I saw this story on U.S.A. television was on a local news station. Just try and search for it on CNN.com. The only official news sites on which it is listed are foreign.
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The Daily Show on Net Neutrality
How I trained myself to get up earlier in the morning
Not enough hours in the day? Need to get some more time to concentrate on your work? Find out how a notoriously late riser trained himself to get up at 6am using Web 2.0 and psychology. If it works for a writer, it might work for a programmer (and, perhaps, offer a happier alternative to burning the midnight oil).
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Interesting Case: A nice man becames a paedophile because of a brain tumour
"Neuroscientists are calling it â??the most interesting case history in the worldâ?? and it involves a nice man who became a paedophile because he had a brain tumour."
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University Implements GPS Tracking of Students
they gave all incoming freshman a cellphone that equipped with a GPS tracker but the system is an opt-in system. One of the safety features that was explained is a 15-minute Guardian. A little blip of you will pop up at the police station and the Guardian will remain on for 15 minutes. After 15 minutes it will remind you to turn the Guardian off.
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University Implements GPS Tracking of Students
they gave all incoming freshman a cellphone that equipped with a GPS tracker but the system is an opt-in system. One of the safety features that was explained is a 15-minute Guardian. A little blip of you will pop up at the police station and the Guardian will remain on for 15 minutes. After 15 minutes it will remind you to turn the Guardian off.
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Yahoo, Microsoft team up to join Yahoo!, MSN Messger IM communities
Well, AOL watchout. Yahoo and MSN claim that they will have the largest community of over 350 million users, once this happens. It's now in beta, but is expected in the coming months. Mac users are still out of luck for a while, it appears.
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Nintendo announces headphone VoIP set for DS
In a recent retail product fair in Japan, Nintendo announced a microphone & headphone set for the DS, as well as a Crystal White limited edition Final Fantasy III DS bundle with Akihiko Yoshidaon's artwork on the front.
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Tiger's 4000 frame per second golf swing
Gorbachev: 'Americans Have a Severe Disease'
"Americans have a severe disease -- worse than AIDS. It's called the winner's complex," The former Soviet leader had severe criticism for two of the most important people in the Bush administration: Vice President Dick Cheney and Secretary of Defense Donald Rumsfeld.
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Free Linux Disks (not Ubuntu)
TheLinuxStore.ca has started a new project. A project that will give away free Linux disks of your favorite distribution (SUSE, Fedora, Mandriva, Gentoo, Debian, Knoppix). Have a look, give feedback, donate to the cause, request a disk.
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The Sun Helps Clean the Sky
We may be flooding the air with pollutants, but the 'atmospheric detergent' that mops them up is still going strong. That's because the amount of cleanser in our skies seems to depend on ultraviolet radiation coming from the Sun, rather than the amount of pollution it has to clean.
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Options for U.S. Limited As Mideast Crises Spread
The Bush administration suddenly faces three rapidly expanding crises in the Middle East, but it has limited options to defuse tensions in any of them anytime soon, U.S. officials and Middle East experts say.
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Incredible pictures: the moment lightning shared the sky with a rainbow
When a rainbow formed in the sky people stopped and stared at the natural wonder.
But then lightning sparked across the evening panorama as two of nature's most spectacular phenomenon created an unusual alliance.
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But then lightning sparked across the evening panorama as two of nature's most spectacular phenomenon created an unusual alliance.
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Wednesday, July 12, 2006
Hacker Games The Hotels
Hacker tells of how he gained access to billing records, unlocked minibars, watched premium TV and remotely accessed emails of anyone in the hotel through the hotel TV with a laptop and USB tuner.
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New gadget records, replicates odors
The new device, developed by scientists at the Tokyo Institute of Technology, analyzes smells through 15 sensors, records the odor's recipe in digital format and then reproduces the scent by mixing 96 chemicals and vaporizing the result.
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McDonald's Uses The Sun on it's New Billboard
Check this out. Very clever advertising. Personally, I love billboard advertising to show something about your product of service no one has ever seen before.
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Fox News Spin Attack Ends With Red-Faced Anchors
Fox News' tactic of mapping out a spin and attack policy for guests whose stance they disagree with was spotlighted and deflated recently by 9/11 truth scholar Jim Fetzer - who left Alan Colmes and Oliver North red-faced after he exposed them and Fox producers for not having done their homework. (includes video & article)
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50 Year Study: Conservatives are "Followers"
In an interview with MSNBC's Keith Olbermann, former Nixon counsel John Dean explained a largely unknown 50 year academic study. The data shows that conservatives are much more likely to follow authoritarian leaders.
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Intricate Steps of How to Hack Into a Computer
Here is a huge map that pretty much shows you all possible ways to gain entrance into a system. From finding exploits and scanning ports to password cracking. It shows all the likely paths you can take to hack into a computer and/or test out it's security.
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Unique autistic savant describes how his mind works
Tammet became famous for reciting pi to 22,514 decimal places with the same ease that the rest of us can reel off 3.142. He also broke the bank in Las Vegas the first time he played blackjack.
And now he has done something that, for a man who describes words as "his second language", is even more remarkable: he has written a book.
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And now he has done something that, for a man who describes words as "his second language", is even more remarkable: he has written a book.
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If artificial sugar is so splendid, why aren't we thin?
More than half of Americans using sugar free products, but our waistlines keep growing. Some studies have suggested that artificial sweeteners interfere with our ability to gauge calories from foods containing real food. That wouldn't be good considering even foods like peanut butter and soup come loaded with sugar these days.
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9 Yrs Prison for WiFi Credit Card Hacker
Though there's no evidence either man saw a single stolen credit-card number, and despite cooperating to help Lowe's boost its security after his arrest, Salcedo was sentenced to what the government described at the time as the longest U.S. prison term for a hacker in history.
A federal appeals court upheld the nine-year prison term...
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A federal appeals court upheld the nine-year prison term...
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Breaking News: Israeli Troops Enter Lebanon
Israeli troops entered southern Lebanon Wednesday, following reports that Hezbollah guerrillas had abducted two Israeli soldiers along the border with Lebanon, according to the Israel Defense Forces.
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UK set to ban Standby on consumer electronics
Please give a warm welcome back to good old 'Off'. It would save enough carbon in one year to meet all the Kyoto targets and is stilling there right in our living rooms. Who knew?
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Monday, July 10, 2006
Tesla: Master Of Lightning
10 July 2006 marks what would be the 150th birthday of the great inventor Nikola Tesla. For those who could make it, Tesla is immortalized as a statue at Niagara, New York depicting the master of lighting. Tesla's AC became the current used throughout the worldâ??s electrical grids today.
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Bernanke Admits the Fed Caused the Great Depression
The current Fed Chairman, Ben Bernanke, has openly boasted that the Federal Reserve caused the Great Depression. Of course the Fed
â??s guilt is not that controversial among free-market economists, but itâ??s interesting that most Americans still donâ??t grasp this most basic fact of US economic history.
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â??s guilt is not that controversial among free-market economists, but itâ??s interesting that most Americans still donâ??t grasp this most basic fact of US economic history.
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Could Bush Be Prosecuted for War Crimes?
The extent to which American exceptionalism is embedded in the national psyche is awesome to behold. While the United States is a country like any other, its citizens no more special than any others on the planet, Americans still react with amazed surprise at the suggestion that their country could be held responsible for war crimes.
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Install MythTV on your Xbox!
Just get an Xbox 360, and have an old Xbox lying around collecting dust? Why not install linux and have it front-end for your MythTV box. You can hide your Myth box and use that old xbox to stream videos directly from it! Step-by-step guide
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